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- Ham - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Ham
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Frankish
* As an English and German surname, variant of Hamm. * As a Dutch surname, from the noun ham (“bend in a river”). Compare Van Ham, Vanderham. * As a French surname, from several placenames, from the Frankish source of the Dutch word above. * As a Serbo-Croatian, Slovak and Hungarian surname (Hám), from the noun hám (“harness”), and sometimes from the German sense above. * As a Slovene surname, possibly from the "harness" or German senses above, or from ham (“grab, bite”). * As a Czech surname, shortened from Abraham. * As a Korean surname, from the name 함 (ham) (more at Ham). Compare Hahm. * As a Chinese surname, from several names such as 咸 (xián) (see Xian), 闞 /阚 (see Kan), 范 (fàn) (see fan), 譚 /谭 (tán) (see Tan), and possibly 涵 (hán, “contain”). * In some English surnames, from Old English hām, probably reduced from a name using it as a suffix -ham.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
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Popularity by Country
Ham
Rank #2103
Frequency
15,843 people (5.87 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 69.72% Hispanic 2.39% Black 11.72% Asian/PI 14.11% Native Am. 0.44% Two+ 1.62%
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