Hammerschmidt Surname

52,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hammerschmidt Surname Definition:

(English, German) One from Hammersmith (black smith’s shop), now a part of London; the smith who worked with a hammer.

Hammerschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4481:12,4851,617
United States1,6401:221,01221,434
Brazil6801:314,81512,125
Austria4831:17,6302,686
Argentina1551:275,76422,190
France841:790,74795,785
Canada561:657,95753,499
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Hammerschmidt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) One from Hammersmith (black smith’s shop), now a part of London; the smith who worked with a hammer.

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

Hammerschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hammerschmidt occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hammerschmidt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammerschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,590th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 749,516 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Hammerschmidt are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hammerschmidt is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 6,448 people, or 1 in 12,485. In Germany Hammerschmidt is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Thuringia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Hammerschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hammerschmidt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hammerschmidt surname grew 2,377 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hammerschmidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hammerschmidt surname are 27.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Hammerschmidt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 798.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 174,269 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.14% more than the national average, earning R 454,224 per year; in United States they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $48,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $57,296 CAD per year.

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