Sorry, this will be my last post but my interest is peaked by the fact that, "Banda" is prevalent in Mexicans.

I was going through the records here on Ancestry.com and it shows more Bandas' live in the Southwestern United States.

I do know that the name Banda is Italian or a name stemming from the Romance languages but I don't understand why the name is numerous in Mexico and the Southern U.S.

There were Italian-Mexicans, a substanial amount. Have any of you who are Mexican-American and have an Italian name tried contacting the Italian-Mexican Heritage foundation in Mexico?

Here is an interesting read on Italian Mexicans:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian-Mexicans (Sources included).

There are about 50,000+ Italian-Mexicans and it is quite possible that the Banda name traveled through Mexico from Italy. Then again you could just be an Indian who adopted the name by coicidence or your ancestors played in a Band. I urge you to conduct a DNA test and see what ethnic background you are, if it comes out you have European roots, well then, your ancestors are probably Italian Mexican immigrants.

Thanks again, and keep me posted on what you Banda Mexicans find about the name Banda, here is my e-mail address, darkest_hour_2005@yahoo.com