Hammersley Surname

101,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hammersley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hamersley,' a locality probably to be found in Staffordshire.

1610. Walter Hamersley, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1617. William Hamersly, Staffordshire: ibid.

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Hammersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7901:31,1274,163
United States1,3481:268,88625,280
Australia8041:33,5774,424
New Zealand1601:28,3024,948
Canada1231:299,55827,752
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Wales841:36,8403,652
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Chile391:451,70411,842
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9401:25,9313,559
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Hammersley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hamersley,' a locality probably to be found in Staffordshire.

1610. Walter Hamersley, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1617. William Hamersly, Staffordshire: ibid.

1801. Married.—John Ryan and Mary Hammersley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at Ham(m)er’s Lea [v. Hamer, and+M.E. ley, Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Hammerlev; from the Swedish, Hammarlöw; from the Dutch, Hamerslag; a location and personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hammersley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hammersley is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammersley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,880th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,573,304 people. The last name Hammersley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Hammersley live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,790 people, or 1 in 31,127. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 20 percent reside, West Midlands, where 7 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England Hammersley is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Hammersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hammersley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hammersley surname increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 923 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 8,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 120 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hammersley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hammersley last name are 18.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hammersley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.99% less than the national average, earning R 168,744 per year; in United States they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $47,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $53,584 CAD per year.

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