How common is the surname Hammel?

5,146 people in the United States had the surname Hammel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,997 Americans. It ranked 6,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hammel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hammel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hammel?

Heidi B. Hammel, American astronomer.

Where is the surname Hammel most common?

Wikidata records people named Hammel in the United States.

Is the surname Hammel getting more or less common?

More common. 4,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,146 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Hammel

A surname, carried by 5,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hammel is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,146 people named Hammel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,997 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,886.

#6,583

rank among US surnames

5,146

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974
#6,579	Lemos	5,147	59,986
#6,583	Hammel	5,146	59,997
#6,586	Rigdon	5,145	60,009
#6,587	Matz	5,143	60,032

Who is named Hammel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Hammel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hammels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heidi B. Hammel
American astronomer, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hammel

Hammel has the Soundex code H540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H540.

Questions

How common is the surname Hammel?: 5,146 people in the United States had the surname Hammel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,997 Americans. It ranked 6,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hammel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hammel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hammel?: Heidi B. Hammel, American astronomer.
Where is the surname Hammel most common?: Wikidata records people named Hammel in the United States.
Is the surname Hammel getting more or less common?: More common. 4,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,146 in 2010, up 5.3%.