Origins of the Hammond surname

What does the name Hammond mean?

The Hammond surname is English, with Anglo-Norman roots. It is a patronymic surname that refers to someone who was the son or descendant of a person with the given name 'Hamo' or 'Hamon'. This personal name although popular in the medieval era, is now largely forgotten and has fallen into disuse.

Alternative variations of the name Hammond

Hammond, Hammont, Hummond, Hamond, Hamont

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 523North West 591Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 1448East Midlands 441West Midlands 995East 1806London 4422South East 2154South West 368South Wales 95Mid Wales 30West Wales 29North Wales 29Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Hammonds lived in london

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25,000 Hammond Travel & migration records
170,000 Hammonds found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Hammond

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219th most common surname in the UK

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What are the most common Hammond first names?

John

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Mary

Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Hammonds

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Common female occupations for Hammonds in 1921

Dressmaker

839

Laundress

478

Domestic Servant

434

General Servant Domestic

434

Living On Own Means

368

Common male occupations for Hammonds in 1921

Agricultural Labourer

1,089

General Labourer

626

Farm Labourer

574

Carpenter

558

Farmer

457

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