Hamm Surname

9,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Hamm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hamo,' from nick. Hamme; v. Hamlet and Hammond.

Johannes Hamme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(a) Local, 'of the ham'; Anglo-Saxon ham, a home, a dwelling. Also 'of Ham,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Canterbury, Salisbury, Rochester, &c.

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Hamm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,1201:10,3211,254
Germany11,4581:7,026872
Canada3,5341:10,4261,558
France2,4221:27,4253,320
England6851:81,3409,019
Brazil4281:500,17418,868
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Argentina2691:158,89713,379
Austria2381:35,7795,771
Jamaica1691:16,9821,563
Iran1541:498,58829,637
Mexico1491:833,06211,879
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Australia921:293,43225,879
Thailand851:831,039133,417
Wales811:38,2043,749
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Costa Rica671:71,3441,399
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Denmark321:176,39714,920
British Virgin Islands311:1,019163
Norway311:165,88020,092
Finland291:189,54116,328
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Guam81:20,0153,029
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Saint Kitts and Nevis81:6,900616
Belize71:50,7822,565
China71:195,331,65210,124
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Anguilla61:2,239218
Gibraltar61:5,659991
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Panama51:782,45211,059
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8901:26,5713,273

Hamm (213) may also be a first name.

Hamm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hamo,' from nick. Hamme; v. Hamlet and Hammond.

Johannes Hamme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(a) Local, 'of the ham'; Anglo-Saxon ham, a home, a dwelling. Also 'of Ham,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Canterbury, Salisbury, Rochester, &c. The original meaning is the same.

Robert de la Hamme, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Hamme, Wiltshire, ibid.

William de Ham, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alice de Hamme, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Ham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Martin atte Ham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Juliana in le Hame, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1699. Baptised — Jonathan, s. Jonathan Ham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A Caithness surname, of local origin from the small place of the name near Dunnet.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Ham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) One who lived on, or near, the enclosed plot of land; descendant of Hamo (home); dweller at the low, wet meadow; one who came from Hamm, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon ham, a homestead.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A house, borough, or village, the termination of many names of places in England; German, heim, a home; France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Anglo-Saxon hám, a homestead. compare Coldham and Hotham.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ham is a "west - country" name, most numerous in Somerset, but also found in Devon and Cornwall. William Ham, gent., was buried in the south aisle of Tiverton Church in 1534 (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

This topographical surname dates back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Several places in England bear this name. Recorded as Ham, Hamm, Hamme. Parishes in Kent, and Gloucestershire. There is also a place in Caithness region of Scotland that bears this name, but is of Norse origin. The name literally means Homestead. The surname is numerous in the United States, and Germany. The name can also be of German origin deviring from Hamm in North-Rhine Westphalia. Most Hamm families in the United States reside in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Alabama.

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(German) The Hamm surname derives from the city in North-Rhine Westphalia.

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Hamm Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hamm Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hamm (Georgian: ჰამმ, Hindi: हम्म) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamm? popularity and diffusion

Hamm is the 9,986th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 129,375 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hamm are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 619,385th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 213 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 35,120 people, or 1 in 10,321. In The United States Hamm is most numerous in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Hamm occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Hamm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hamm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamm last name expanded 1,858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 699 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,775 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hamm surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hamm last name are 14.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning 334,451 kr per year; in Peru they earn 96.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,016 per year; in South Africa they earn 137.6% more than the national average, earning R 564,624 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamme891,830/
Khamm89338/
Hammd89167/
Haimm8924/
Ahamm8920/
Chamm8916/
Hamım891/
Haamm891/
Haumm890/
Ham86183,375/
Amm864,382/
Chamme80267/
Khamme8077/
Hasimm806/
Hhamme802/
Kheamm801/
Khaumm801/
Heammd801/
Khanmm801/
Hammtt800/
Heamme800/
Kham75193,001/
Cham75100,790/
Hamd7570,760/
Haim759,970/
Hame756,296/
Hjam753,680/
Aham752,286/
Gamm752,243/
Amme752,051/
Hahm751,960/
Hamh751,709/
Homm751,117/
Hanm75780/
Haum75499/
Hatm75262/
Hajm75220/
Haam75195/
Jamm75193/
Haym75177/
Hasm75174/
Heam75170/
Hamt7518/
Haïm7514/
Aamm7511/
Ammd7510/
Aimm7510/
Haám759/
Hamø754/
Amhm752/
Ammh752/
Atmm752/
Anmm751/
Eamm751/
Asmm751/
Ammm751/
Ammt751/
Hgam751/
Hham751/
Aymm750/
Aumm750/
Hammová7319/
Hammova734/
Chhamme731/
Ahammdh731/
Hammowa731/
Am67167,350/
Khanm679,063/
Chame674,389/
Cheam673,495/
Homme672,450/
Chaim671,956/
Chaum671,283/
Haime671,095/
Kheam67721/
Chahm67565/
Khame67443/
Chham67378/
Hayme67239/
Haame67161/
Khaim67154/
Khaam67150/
Chamd67116/
Haham6781/
Chaam6774/
Hanım6766/
Hasme6763/
Khaum6759/
Khamh6757/
Aaham6749/
Chajm6743/
Chasm6733/
Haume6731/
Khomm6730/
Chamh6725/
D'Ham6722/
Haimd6721/
Hanme6720/
Chamt6719/
Hamdh6718/
Hamhd6714/
Chaym6712/
Heame6710/
Hatme6710/
Hjaam679/
Haism678/
Ahaim678/
Hanmh676/
Aimme675/
Haamd675/
Chatm674/
Chanm674/
Asmme673/
Hahum672/
Hahmd672/
Haunm672/
Ahamh672/
Atimm672/
Khaym672/
Houmm672/
Haaim672/
Chgam671/
Haymd671/
Haymh671/
Gaumm671/
Hajjm671/
Haanm671/
Ahahm671/
Hanhm671/
Haľam671/
Hamhe671/
Hamjs671/
Hamzz671/
Haitm671/
Haihm671/
Ahaam671/
Asimm671/
Aymme671/
Chaïm671/
Chamï671/
Heamt671/
Asemm671/
Hcham671/
Ahajm671/
Asmmd671/
Ammmm671/
Aumme671/
Jhamh671/
Hasmh671/
Hasmt671/
Hamtd671/
Hommd670/
Gaimm670/

Hamm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamm in the Georgian language
ჰამმhamm-
Hamm in the Hindi language
हम्मham'ma-

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