Hammonds Surname

31,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hammonds Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hamon'; the d is excrescent and the s patronymic; v. Hammon.

1648. Baptised — Abraham, son of George Hammon: St. Dionis Backchurch.

Hammonds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3581:23,6012,967
England1,1491:48,4936,053
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Wales921:33,6363,370
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Canada621:594,28449,093
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Norway91:571,36544,190
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Macau11:601,6301,582
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6891:35,3784,624
Wales1021:15,377914
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2711:39,5114,664

Hammonds (19) may also be a first name.

Hammonds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hamon'; the d is excrescent and the s patronymic; v. Hammon.

1648. Baptised — Abraham, son of George Hammon: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Hammond’s (Son): v. Hammond.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Hamo or Hamon (home); descendant of Heahmund (chief, protector).

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

Hammonds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hammonds is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammonds? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,391st most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,452 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Hammonds are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 19 people.

The surname Hammonds is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15,358 people, or 1 in 23,601. In The United States Hammonds is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Hammonds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hammonds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hammonds last name rose 1,208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hammonds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hammonds surname are 6.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Hammonds earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning 372,303 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $36,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $62,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanmmonds941/
Hammond93154,746/
Ammonds93144/
Hamonds9360/
Haymonds8873/
Hammound8824/
Khammond8810/
Hammands884/
Hamnmond884/
Hammmond883/
Hammomds883/
Hammondc883/
Ahammond883/
Jhammond882/
Hammomnd881/
Hammondd881/
Hammoind881/
Hammoond881/
Chammond881/
Hanmmond880/
Hanmonds880/
Gammonds880/
Heammond880/
Hammunds880/
Hammonts880/
Hamond86753/
Ammond8699/
Amonds8660/
Haymond801,933/
Gammond80482/
Emmonds80342/
Chamond8080/
Hammand8067/
Ammondt8046/
Hamonts8045/
Hommond8025/
Hammont8021/
Hammomd8019/
Hanmond809/
Hamound807/
Haimond802/
Hamoond802/
Ahamond801/
Hammoñd801/
Hahmond801/
Eamonds800/
Haumond800/
Jammond800/
Ammunds800/
Hasmond800/
Hammondová784/
Amond77877/
Chaumond75340/
Chatmond7513/
Eatmonds7512/
Hemmands754/
Haymound753/
Chammont751/
Haymands751/
Hommands751/
Ahammand751/
Chamound751/
Khammand751/
Jeammond751/
Heimmond750/
Haymeond750/
Hautmond750/
Hamand7115,499/
Aymond711,359/
Emonds711,051/
Aumond71748/
Gamond71538/
Jamond71233/
Aimond71139/
Asmond7186/
Homond7181/
Hamont7147/
Amunds7122/
Chaumonts7113/
Ahmond718/
Hamamd712/
Amound712/
Ammonz712/
Amands711/
Chammount711/
Ammand711/
Anmond711/
Eamond711/
Atmond711/
Hamomd710/
Ammont710/
Gaumond672,697/
Haumont671,395/
Chamand671,293/
Hammant67260/
Hommand67128/
Emondts67111/
Jaymond67111/
Chamont6784/
Khamand6779/
Ahamand6764/
Gaymond6732/
Haumand6724/
Jamonts6717/
Eatmond6714/
Hajmand6713/
Jamands6711/
Jaimond6710/
Osmonds678/
Jeamond675/
Hamandh674/
Aymound673/
Gaimond673/
Emmonzs672/
Heymond672/
Haamand672/
Jammand672/
Haymand672/
Hasmand672/
Homound671/
Eummond671/
Gammand671/
Hamannd671/
Hamoomd671/
Hanmont671/
Aamondt671/
Ahmohnd671/
Ausmond671/
Hamonte671/
Houmond671/
Jammont671/
Haymont671/
Gammont671/
Ahmmand671/
Auymond671/
Hamoonc671/
Hosmond670/
Emmands670/
Emuonds670/
Aumound670/
Ommunds670/

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