Hammer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hammer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hammer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 79
Labourer 8
Coal Miner 7
General Labourer 5
General Servant Domestic 5
General Servant 4
Annuitant 4
Charwoman 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Black Smith 3
Farmers Daughter 3
Domestic Servant 3
Farm Labourer 3
Carpenter 2
Cook 2
Dress Maker 2
Hair Dresser 2
Nil 2
Porter 2
Retired Pensioner 2
Scholar Daur 2
Scholar Son 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Tin Plate Worker 2
Whip Finisher 2

Hammer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hamer 83% 39,010
2 Hammer 100% 4,530
3 Hummer 83% 344
4 Hamor 67% 228

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The surname Hammer is the 2nd most popular variant of Hamer.

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