How common is the surname Hammett?

7,590 people in the United States had the surname Hammett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,678 Americans. It ranked 4,673rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hammett?

Dashiell Hammett, American writer (1894–1961), followed by Kirk Hammett.

Where is the surname Hammett most common?

Wikidata records people named Hammett in the United States.

Is the surname Hammett getting more or less common?

More common. 7,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,590 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Hammett

A surname, carried by 7,590 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hammett is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,590 people named Hammett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,678 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,206.

#4,673

rank among US surnames

7,590

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,527)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,669	Sena	7,597	40,640
#4,671	Sessions	7,593	40,662
#4,672	Spires	7,592	40,667
#4,673	McCurry	7,590	40,678

Who is named Hammett

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

83% of people named Hammett identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hammetts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dashiell Hammett
American writer (1894–1961)
Kirk Hammett
American guitarist, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hammett

Hammett has the Soundex code H530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H530.

Questions

How common is the surname Hammett?: 7,590 people in the United States had the surname Hammett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,678 Americans. It ranked 4,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hammett?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Hammett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hammett?: Dashiell Hammett, American writer (1894–1961), followed by Kirk Hammett.
Where is the surname Hammett most common?: Wikidata records people named Hammett in the United States.
Is the surname Hammett getting more or less common?: More common. 7,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,590 in 2010, up 5.3%.