Hamer Name Meaning: A habitational name from a place in Lancashire named 'Hamer'. Possibly occupational for a maker of hammers.
A maker or seller of 'Hammers' would usually indicate a 'blacksmith'. The name is also pre-medieval English.
Discover how your Hamer ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 3 |
Buckinghamshire | 3 |
Berkshire | 2 |
Cambridgeshire | 0 |
Channel Islands | 7 |
Cheshire | 91 |
Cornwall | 7 |
Cumberland | 10 |
Derbyshire | 30 |
Devon | 11 |
Dorset | 15 |
Durham | 45 |
Essex | 51 |
Gloucestershire | 12 |
Hampshire | 31 |
Herefordshire | 36 |
Hertfordshire | 0 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 43 |
Lancashire | 2,380 |
Leicestershire | 43 |
Lincolnshire | 9 |
London | 255 |
Middlesex | 40 |
Northumberland | 7 |
Norfolk | 8 |
Northamptonshire | 4 |
Nottinghamshire | 24 |
Oxfordshire | 7 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 126 |
Suffolk | 8 |
Somerset | 24 |
Surrey | 41 |
Sussex | 5 |
Staffordshire | 93 |
Warwickshire | 39 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 23 |
Worcestershire | 56 |
Yorkshire | 503 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 37 |
Cardiganshire | 13 |
Carnarvonshire | 17 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 21 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 125 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 265 |
Monmouthshire | 37 |
Pembrokeshire | 12 |
Radnorshire | 213 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 720 |
Cotton Weaver | 197 |
Coal Miner | 69 |
Farmer | 67 |
General Labourer | 45 |
Labourer | 38 |
Cotton Spinner | 36 |
Living On Own Means | 34 |
Farmers Son | 33 |
Living On Her Own Means | 31 |
Cotton Winder | 31 |
Domestic Servant | 28 |
Farm Servant | 27 |
Cotton Piecer | 24 |
Agricultural Labourer | 22 |
House Keeper | 21 |
Dress Maker | 20 |
Farmers Daughter | 18 |
General Servant | 18 |
General Servant Domestic | 16 |
Joiner | 15 |
Cotton Operative | 14 |
Farm Labourer | 13 |
Clerk | 12 |
Butcher | 11 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Hamer | 3,011 |
John Hamer | 2,935 |
William Hamer | 1,918 |
James Hamer | 1,782 |
Thomas Hamer | 1,714 |
Elizabeth Hamer | 1,707 |
Sarah Hamer | 1,605 |
Alice Hamer | 1,086 |
Ann Hamer | 953 |
Margaret Hamer | 763 |
Jane Hamer | 760 |
Richard Hamer | 746 |
Joseph Hamer | 683 |
Samuel Hamer | 643 |
George Hamer | 630 |
Henry Hamer | 618 |
Ellen Hamer | 585 |
Edward Hamer | 533 |
Annie Hamer | 518 |
Robert Hamer | 491 |
Hannah Hamer | 468 |
Martha Hamer | 467 |
David Hamer | 402 |
Eliza Hamer | 343 |
Charles Hamer | 338 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Hamer | 100% | 39,010 |
2 | Homer | 80% | 21,666 |
3 | Hammer | 83% | 4,530 |
4 | Hamar | 80% | 1,701 |
5 | Haimer | 83% | 489 |
6 | Hemer | 80% | 351 |
7 | Humer | 80% | 251 |
8 | Hamor | 80% | 228 |
9 | Homar | 60% | 120 |
10 | Heamer | 83% | 114 |
The surname Hamer is the most popular version of all its varients