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- Hamm - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Hamm
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Hamm
* As an English and German surname, from hamm (“enclosure, land by a stream”). * Also as a German surname, from Hamm in Westphalia, itself from a Low German derivative of Proto-Germanic *hammō (“corner, hollow, bend”), used in the sense "river bend," similar to Hamburg.
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Popularity by Country
Hamm
Rank #1216
Frequency
26,392 people (9.78 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 87.17% Hispanic 1.56% Black 8.95% Asian/PI 0.53% Native Am. 0.56% Two+ 1.23%
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