Hamer Surname
Approximately 29,866 people bear this surname
Hamer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hamer,' a village in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire This surname has spread throughout the surrounding district.
John de Heymer, c. Edward IV: Baines' Lancashire.
Thurston de Heymer, 1574: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHamer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,566 | 1:37,890 | 4,682 |
| England | 7,424 | 1:7,505 | 1,092 |
| Germany | 2,025 | 1:39,756 | 5,258 |
| Australia | 1,932 | 1:13,973 | 1,989 |
| Netherlands | 1,457 | 1:11,590 | 1,627 |
| Wales | 1,352 | 1:2,289 | 247 |
| Canada | 1,001 | 1:36,809 | 4,675 |
| South Africa | 544 | 1:99,591 | 12,088 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| New Zealand | 365 | 1:12,406 | 2,162 |
| Brazil | 333 | 1:642,866 | 23,807 |
| France | 264 | 1:251,601 | 38,869 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Pakistan | 210 | 1:850,685 | 11,811 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Argentina | 180 | 1:237,463 | 19,337 |
| Guyana | 178 | 1:4,282 | 763 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Croatia | 134 | 1:31,557 | 6,461 |
| Poland | 129 | 1:294,641 | 35,378 |
| Scotland | 123 | 1:43,527 | 3,964 |
| Slovenia | 122 | 1:20,391 | 4,581 |
| Belgium | 116 | 1:99,109 | 15,136 |
| Thailand | 103 | 1:685,809 | 114,410 |
| Spain | 101 | 1:462,891 | 23,948 |
| Mauritania | 89 | 1:46,010 | 3,425 |
| Northern Ireland | 81 | 1:22,778 | 2,624 |
| Oman | 78 | 1:47,282 | 2,692 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Denmark | 77 | 1:73,308 | 7,251 |
| Turkey | 73 | 1:1,066,047 | 47,221 |
| Norway | 61 | 1:84,300 | 11,704 |
| Ukraine | 50 | 1:910,454 | 87,604 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| Nicaragua | 27 | 1:223,003 | 2,652 |
| Paraguay | 27 | 1:268,028 | 4,505 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,560 | 1:5,345 | 814 |
| Wales | 1,046 | 1:1,499 | 103 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,068 | 1:24,284 | 3,023 |
The alternate forms: Hämer (89) are calculated separately.
Hamer (4,169) may also be a first name.
Hamer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hamer,' a village in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire This surname has spread throughout the surrounding district.
John de Heymer, c. Edward IV: Baines' Lancashire.
Thurston de Heymer, 1574: ibid.
1590. Samuel Hamer, Bras. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.
1596. James Hamer and Constance Churche: Marriage Lic. (London).
Edmund Hamer, of Hamer, parish of Rochdale, 1597: Wills at Chester.
Henry Haymer, 1572: ibid.
Francis Hamer, of the parish of Bury, 1610: ibid.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Hamor, Hamer = Hammer [Old English hamor, hamer = Dutch hamer = Old Norse hamarr = O.H.Ger. hamar]
(English, German) Dweller at the pasture ground; one who came from Hamm, in Germany; dweller at the low, wet meadow.
An O. Germ, personal name of the VIII. cent. whence probably also Hammer.
And Hammer (English), Hammer. Hamer may have been an old Saxon forename; for there is in co. Lincoln a place called Hameringham; i. e., Home of Hamer's son. One of the German names of Thor was Hamar. Hamerton, Hamer's, Thor's, or Hammer town. Hammersley, Hamer's, Thor's, or Hammer field. Hamer (Dutch/Flemish), Hammer. Hamerster, Hamer's, Thor's, or Hammer place. (variant: van Camstra.) von Hammer (German), of Hammer. (variant: Homer and Martel.)
A location name in Lancashire Or from the Old Norse, Heimir (name of a Jarl); from the Frisian, Heimo; from the Flemish, Haemer; in the Domesday Book, Haemer, Haimer; a personal name.
Hamer Demographics
Average Male Hamer Height
177.46 cm
Average Female Hamer Height
163.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hamer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamer (Georgian: ჰამერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺮ, Hindi: हमेर, Marathi: हमेर) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Hämer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hamer.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamer is the 18,462nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 244,008 people. The surname Hamer occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Hamer live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hamer is also the 107,534th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 4,169 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,566 people, or 1 in 37,890. In The United States Hamer is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 110 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.
Hamer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hamer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamer last name increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hamer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hamer are 28.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.72% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hamer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.38% more than the national average, earning 444,299 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.84% more than the national average, earning R 367,968 per year; in United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,941 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamer in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰამერ | hamer | - |
| Hamer in the Hindi language | ||
| हमेर | hamera | - |
| Hamer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻤﺮ | hmr | 97.06 |
| ﻫﻤﻰ | hmy | 2.94 |
| Hamer in the Marathi language | ||
| हमेर | hamera | 52.38 |
| हमेरिंसग | hamerinsaga | 19.05 |
| हामेर | hamera | 9.52 |
| हमर | hamara | 9.52 |
| हमेरसीग | hamerasiga | 4.76 |
| हमीर | hamira | 4.76 |
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