Franks is also, an Anglo-American surname, derived from the given name Frank and originally came from England and Germany. The name was in the early records, of the Virginia Colony, starting in the 1660s. The Jewish surname, Franks has also, been found as early, as the 17th century, in New York City.
People with the surname include:
David Franks (loyalist) (1720 - 1794), prominent Loyalist in the American Revolution
David Franks (aide-de-camp) (David Salisbury Franks) (1740 - 1793), aide-de-camp of Benedict Arnold
Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826 - 1897), English antiquarian
William Sadler Franks (1851 - 1935), British astronomer
Wilbur R. Franks (1901 - 1986), Canadian scientist
Oliver Shewell Franks (1905 - 1992), English philosopher
Bobby Franks (1909 - 1924), murder victim
Herman Franks (1914 - 2009), American Major League baseball player and coach
Tillman Franks (1920 - 2006), American bassist and songwriter
Dick Franks (1920 - 2008), Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (1979-1982)
Cecil Franks (born 1935), former English Member of Parliament
Michael Franks (musician) (born 1944), US-American jazz singer/songwriter
Tommy Franks (born 1945), U.S. general
Lynne Franks (born 1948), English public relations consultant
Stephen Franks (born 1950), New Zealand lawyer
Bob Franks (born 1951), American Republican politician
Philip Franks (born 1956), British actor
Trent Franks (born 1957), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
Carl Franks (born 1960), American college football coach
Michael Franks (athlete) (born 1963), US-American sprinter
Tanya Franks (born 1967), American actress
Tim Franks (born 1968), BBC journalist
Jimmy Franks (born 1972), real name of musician Jimmy Pop
Bubba Franks (born 1978), American footballer
Paul Franks (born 1979), English cricketer
