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 | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 4 |
Berkshire | 1 |
Cambridgeshire | 2 |
Channel Islands | 1 |
Cheshire | 224 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 40 |
Devon | 16 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 64 |
Essex | 30 |
Gloucestershire | 29 |
Hampshire | 28 |
Herefordshire | 64 |
Hertfordshire | 1 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 23 |
Lancashire | 3,809 |
Leicestershire | 35 |
Lincolnshire | 8 |
London | 235 |
Middlesex | 77 |
Northumberland | 10 |
Norfolk | 19 |
Northamptonshire | 15 |
Nottinghamshire | 37 |
Oxfordshire | 11 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 152 |
Suffolk | 15 |
Somerset | 3 |
Surrey | 34 |
Sussex | 9 |
Staffordshire | 86 |
Warwickshire | 56 |
Westmorland | 2 |
Wiltshire | 16 |
Worcestershire | 38 |
Yorkshire | 608 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 119 |
Cardiganshire | 36 |
Carnarvonshire | 8 |
Carmarthenshire | 19 |
Denbighshire | 28 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 359 |
Merionethshire | 13 |
Montgomeryshire | 337 |
Monmouthshire | 109 |
Pembrokeshire | 7 |
Radnorshire | 210 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 614 |
Cotton Weaver | 170 |
Weaver | 81 |
Farmer | 73 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 61 |
Dressmaker | 40 |
Housekeeper | 39 |
General Labourer | 34 |
Private Means | 33 |
Labourer | 31 |
House Keeper | 30 |
Cotton Spinner | 24 |
At School | 22 |
Weaver Cotton | 22 |
At Home | 21 |
Carter | 21 |
General Servant (domestic) | 20 |
Shop Assistant | 19 |
Winder | 19 |
House Painter | 17 |
Clerk | 16 |
Farm Labourer | 16 |
Stone Mason | 16 |
None | 14 |
Cotton Winder | 14 |
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