The surname Hammack
A surname, carried by 5,080 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H520
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,080 people named Hammack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,777 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,944.
#6,657
rank among US surnames
5,080
people in 2010
1.7
per 100,000 Americans
+2.8%
change since 2000 (was #6,341)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6,654 | Brotherton | 5,086 | 60,705 |
| #6,655 | Galbreath | 5,083 | 60,741 |
| #6,656 | Burson | 5,082 | 60,753 |
| #6,657 | Hammack | 5,080 | 60,777 |
Who is named Hammack
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Hammack identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 94%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Hammack has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.
Questions
- How common is the surname Hammack?
- 5,080 people in the United States had the surname Hammack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,777 Americans. It ranked 6,657th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hammack?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hammack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Hammack getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,080 in 2010, up 2.8%.