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    The surname Hammons

    A surname, carried by 11,273 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H552

    Hammons: #3,206 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hammons #3,206, 11,273 people Hammons: #3,206 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hammons #3,206, 11,273 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hammons is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Hammonds.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,273 people named Hammons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,388 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,008.

    #3,206
    rank among US surnames
    11,273
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #3,021)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,197Cardoso11,30427,313
    #3,198Nettles11,30227,318
    #3,200Burdette11,28427,361
    #3,201Villagomez11,28227,366
    #3,202Apodaca11,28027,371
    #3,203Royer11,27927,373
    #3,204Colby11,27827,376

    Who is named Hammons

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

    85% of people named Hammons identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hammonss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Hammons
      American painter and performance artist (born 1943)
    • A. J. Hammons
      American basketball player (born 1992)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hammons come from?
    Variant of Hammonds.
    How common is the surname Hammons?
    11,273 people in the United States had the surname Hammons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,388 Americans. It ranked 3,206th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hammons?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Hammons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hammons?
    David Hammons, American painter and performance artist (born 1943), followed by A. J. Hammons.
    Where is the surname Hammons most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hammons in the United States.
    Is the surname Hammons getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,273 in 2010, up 2.4%.