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 2,046
Agricultural Labourer 426
Labourer 250
Domestic Servant 134
General Servant 108
Dress Maker 96
Carpenter 85
Servant 77
Annuitant 74
Laundress 73
House Keeper 64
Farm Labourer 53
Ag Labourer 50
Gardener 47
Shoe Maker 44
Blacksmith 34
Farmer 34
Tailor 34
Wife Of Above 33
Cotton Weaver 33
Coal Miner 32
Grocer 32
General Servant Domestic 31
Charwoman 30
Cook 30

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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