How common is the surname Hamner?

3,604 people in the United States had the surname Hamner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,667 Americans. It ranked 9,068th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hamner?

Earl Hamner, Jr., American actor and writer (1923-2016).

Where is the surname Hamner most common?

Wikidata records people named Hamner in the United States.

Is the surname Hamner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,604 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Hamner

A surname, carried by 3,604 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hamner is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,604 people named Hamner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,667 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,071.

#9,068

rank among US surnames

3,604

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+17.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,707)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,061	Snavely	3,607	85,596
#9,064	Persons	3,606	85,620
#9,066	Lindo	3,605	85,644
#9,068	Frith	3,604	85,667
#9,073	Roan	3,603	85,691
#9,074	McElwee	3,602	85,715

Who is named Hamner

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

88% of people named Hamner identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hamners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Hamner, Jr.
American actor and writer (1923-2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hamner

Hamner has the Soundex code H560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H560.

Questions

How common is the surname Hamner?: 3,604 people in the United States had the surname Hamner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,667 Americans. It ranked 9,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hamner?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hamner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hamner?: Earl Hamner, Jr., American actor and writer (1923-2016).
Where is the surname Hamner most common?: Wikidata records people named Hamner in the United States.
Is the surname Hamner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,604 in 2010, up 17%.