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 118
Living On Own Means 12
Coal Miner 11
General Servant 10
Dress Maker 10
General Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Agricultural Labourer 7
Living On Her Own Means 6
Clerk 6
Grocer 5
Labourer 5
Carpenter 5
Laundress 5
Carman 4
Scholer 4
Journalist 3
Solicitor 3
Farm Servant 3
Painter 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Tailor 3
Hosiery Machinist 3
No Occupation 3

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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