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Hammer Name Meaning

German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German hamer, Yiddish hamer, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hammers, for example in a forge, or nickname for a forceful person. English and German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area of flat, low-lying alluvial land beside a stream, Old English hamm, Old High German ham (see Hamm) + the English and German agent suffix -er. Norwegian: variant of Hamar.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hamer, Hamm, Hammel, Sommer, Hader, Kammer, Ammer, Hamper, Kummer

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Hammer Family Origin

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Hammer Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    45%

  • Labourer

    15%

  • Laborer

    10%

  • ...Monuter

    5%

In 1881, Farmer, Labourer and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hammer. A less common occupation for the Hammer family was ...Monuter. The most common Hammer occupation in Canada was Farmer. 45% of Hammer's were Farmers.

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Hammer Historical Records

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Hammer Life Expectancy

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Famous Hammer Family

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Nikola Tesla1856 - 1943 (86)
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Amelia Earhart1897 - 1939 (41)
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Albert Einstein1879 - 1955 (76)
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Grace Kelly1929 - 1982 (52)
Audrey Hepburn1929 - 1993 (63)
Ansel Easton Adams1902 - 1984 (82)
Mark Twain1835 - 1910 (74)
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Audrey Hepburn1929 - 1993 (63)
Ansel Easton Adams1902 - 1984 (82)
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