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.
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Buckinghamshire | 9 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 7 |
Channel Islands | 44 |
Cheshire | 57 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 8 |
Derbyshire | 7 |
Devon | 4 |
Dorset | 10 |
Durham | 0 |
Essex | 5 |
Gloucestershire | 5 |
Hampshire | 6 |
Herefordshire | 23 |
Hertfordshire | 2 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 4 |
Kent | 7 |
Lancashire | 1,704 |
Leicestershire | 19 |
Lincolnshire | 7 |
London | 150 |
Middlesex | 5 |
Northumberland | 1 |
Norfolk | 28 |
Northamptonshire | 11 |
Nottinghamshire | 6 |
Oxfordshire | 0 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 66 |
Suffolk | 22 |
Somerset | 2 |
Surrey | 4 |
Sussex | 4 |
Staffordshire | 33 |
Warwickshire | 15 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 4 |
Worcestershire | 23 |
Yorkshire | 239 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 8 |
Cardiganshire | 9 |
Carnarvonshire | 2 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 8 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 299 |
Monmouthshire | 1 |
Pembrokeshire | 9 |
Radnorshire | 234 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Cotton Weaver | 144 |
Female Servant | 74 |
Farmer | 70 |
Independent | 68 |
Weaver | 66 |
Agricultural Labourer | 57 |
Male Servant | 39 |
Labourer | 33 |
Cotton Spinner | 26 |
Cotton Piecer | 20 |
Coal Miner | 15 |
Independant | 12 |
Spinner | 10 |
Joiner | 9 |
Carter | 9 |
Clerk | 9 |
Shop Keeper | 9 |
Publican | 8 |
Shoe Maker | 8 |
Silk Weaver | 8 |
Apprentice | 7 |
Cotton Drawer | 7 |
Cotton Reeler | 7 |
Warehouseman | 7 |
Fancy Weaver | 7 |
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