# Hammond (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hammond/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 69,515 |
| US rank (2010) | 481 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,441 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (67,063 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæmənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738–1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hammond in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hammond in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Hammond

- Nicholas Hammond, American actor
- Laurens Hammond, American inventor (1895–1973)
- Albert Hammond, Jr., American rock musician
- Darrell Hammond, American actor and comedian
- Roger Hammond, British cyclist
- David Hammond, American swimmer (1882–1940)
- John P. Hammond, American blues singer and guitarist
- John Hammond, American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987)
- Kathy Hammond, American sprinter
- Robert Hammond, Australian male field hockey player
- L. Blaine Hammond, American astronaut
- William Alexander Hammond, American military physician and neurologist (1828–1900)

and 17 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Haymond, Hammonds, Hammontree, Hinnant.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.