Hamer Name Meaning: A habitational name from a place in Lancashire named 'Hamer'. Possibly occupational for a maker of hammers.
A maker or seller of 'Hammers' would usually indicate a 'blacksmith'. The name is also pre-medieval English.
Discover how your Hamer ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 2 |
Buckinghamshire | 3 |
Berkshire | 17 |
Cambridgeshire | 2 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 184 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 12 |
Devon | 10 |
Dorset | 6 |
Durham | 45 |
Essex | 78 |
Gloucestershire | 8 |
Hampshire | 9 |
Herefordshire | 34 |
Hertfordshire | 8 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 4 |
Kent | 34 |
Lancashire | 3,204 |
Leicestershire | 37 |
Lincolnshire | 1 |
London | 205 |
Middlesex | 25 |
Northumberland | 31 |
Norfolk | 20 |
Northamptonshire | 11 |
Nottinghamshire | 26 |
Oxfordshire | 10 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 124 |
Suffolk | 8 |
Somerset | 2 |
Surrey | 41 |
Sussex | 31 |
Staffordshire | 136 |
Warwickshire | 73 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 9 |
Worcestershire | 34 |
Yorkshire | 582 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 116 |
Cardiganshire | 39 |
Carnarvonshire | 11 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 29 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 231 |
Merionethshire | 8 |
Montgomeryshire | 320 |
Monmouthshire | 68 |
Pembrokeshire | 8 |
Radnorshire | 249 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Cotton Weaver | 276 |
Farmer | 80 |
Living On Own Means | 76 |
General Labourer | 46 |
Cotton Spinner | 45 |
Dress Maker | 41 |
Cotton Winder | 39 |
General Servant Domestic | 31 |
Scholar | 28 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 27 |
Coal Hewer | 26 |
Cotton Card Room Hand | 24 |
Cotton Piecer | 22 |
Stone Mason | 17 |
House Keeper | 16 |
Domestic Servant | 15 |
Woollen Weaver | 15 |
Joiner | 14 |
School | 14 |
Waggoner On Farm Agricultural Horse | 14 |
Cook Domestic | 13 |
House Painter | 13 |
Plumber | 12 |
Carpenter | 11 |
Housemaid Domestic | 10 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Hamer | 3,011 |
John Hamer | 2,935 |
William Hamer | 1,918 |
James Hamer | 1,782 |
Thomas Hamer | 1,714 |
Elizabeth Hamer | 1,707 |
Sarah Hamer | 1,605 |
Alice Hamer | 1,086 |
Ann Hamer | 953 |
Margaret Hamer | 763 |
Jane Hamer | 760 |
Richard Hamer | 746 |
Joseph Hamer | 683 |
Samuel Hamer | 643 |
George Hamer | 630 |
Henry Hamer | 618 |
Ellen Hamer | 585 |
Edward Hamer | 533 |
Annie Hamer | 518 |
Robert Hamer | 491 |
Hannah Hamer | 468 |
Martha Hamer | 467 |
David Hamer | 402 |
Eliza Hamer | 343 |
Charles Hamer | 338 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Hamer | 100% | 39,010 |
2 | Homer | 80% | 21,666 |
3 | Hammer | 83% | 4,530 |
4 | Hamar | 80% | 1,701 |
5 | Haimer | 83% | 489 |
6 | Hemer | 80% | 351 |
7 | Humer | 80% | 251 |
8 | Hamor | 80% | 228 |
9 | Homar | 60% | 120 |
10 | Heamer | 83% | 114 |
The surname Hamer is the most popular version of all its varients