Hammond Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hammond Name Meaning: A surname which originates from a number of forenames (mainly Norman),'Hamon'or 'Haim' meaning 'home', a similar Old German word 'Hamundr' means 'high protection'.

May be a topogrphical name referring to a settlement on a hill or someone who was a protector of something or someone.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hammond Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hammond family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,181
Agricultural Labourer 404
General Labourer 198
Domestic Servant 142
Dress Maker 135
Living On Own Means 134
Farmer 105
General Servant Domestic 97
Living On Her Own Means 95
Labourer 95
Farm Labourer 80
Laundress 75
General Servant 72
Coal Miner 69
Carpenter 60
Gardener 58
Cotton Weaver 56
Clerk 53
House Keeper 49
Farm Servant 44
Grocer 43
Dressmaker 41
Butcher 40
Brick Layer 37
Errand Boy 37

Hammond Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hammond 100% 112,777
2 Hammand 86% 3,353
3 Hamond 86% 2,503
4 Hommond 86% 215
5 Hummond 86% 187
6 Hammound 88% 179
7 Hemmond 86% 120

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The surname Hammond is the most popular version of all its varients

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