Hammersmith Surname

296,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Hammersmith Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hammersmith,' a parish in Middlesex, near London. I find no trace of the surname in England.

Hammersmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2241:296,12727,389
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Israel121:713,13647,700
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

Hammersmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hammersmith,' a parish in Middlesex, near London. I find no trace of the surname in England.

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

(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

Hammersmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hammersmith is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammersmith? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hammersmith is the 296,030th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,658,033 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hammersmith are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hammersmith is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,224 people, or 1 in 296,127. In The United States Hammersmith is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Kansas, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Hammersmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hammersmith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hammersmith last name expanded 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hammersmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hammersmith surname are 18.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.58% being registered with the political party.

Hammersmith earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,638 USD per year.

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