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
Living On Own Means 273
General Labourer 221
Dress Maker 148
General Servant Domestic 136
Agricultural Labourer 112
Cook Domestic 108
Scholar 107
Farmer 94
Domestic Servant 74
Laundress Wash 64
Housemaid Domestic 63
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 63
Carpenter 59
House Maid Domestic 57
School 50
Bricklayer 49
Cotton Weaver 44
Gardener Domestic 40
House Keeper Domestic 39
Servant Domestic 36
Dock Labourer 34
Dressmaker 34
House Keeper 34
Laundress 34
Brick Layer 32

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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