Hammerstein Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Hammerstein Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Hammerstein in West Prussia.

Hammerstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5431:148,26117,819
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Australia621:435,41534,362
Israel181:475,42436,085
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Hammerstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Hammerstein in West Prussia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Hammerstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hammerstein has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hammerstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammerstein? popularity and diffusion

Hammerstein is the 321,573rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,276,956 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Hammerstein live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 148,261. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.

Hammerstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hammerstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hammerstein last name expanded 465 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hammerstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hammerstein surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hammerstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.11% less than the national average, earning 158,799 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.

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