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    The surname Homme

    A Norwegian patronymic surname, carried by 534 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H500

    Homme: #40,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Homme #40,856, 534 people Homme: #40,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Homme #40,856, 534 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Homme is more common than 74.8% of them.

    Origin

    Norwegian origin

    Three possible origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Homme, a habitational surname from several farmsteads so named from Old Norse hvammr (“small valley”). * Borrowed from French Homme, a nickname from Old French homme (“man”), or a status surname for a vassal or feudal tenant. * Borrowed from Northern French Hommé, a patronymic surname from the local form of Frankish *Audamār, which consists of Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”) and *mēraz (“fame”).

    Homme is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 534 people named Homme in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 578,175 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 536.

    #40,856
    rank among US surnames
    534
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #38,771)

    Who is named Homme

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

    93% of people named Homme identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • Two or more races 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hommes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Josh Homme
      American musician, born 1973

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Homme

    Homme has the Soundex code H500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H500.

    Other Norwegian surnames

    All 31 Norwegian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Homme come from?
    Three possible origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Homme, a habitational surname from several farmsteads so named from Old Norse hvammr (“small valley”). * Borrowed from French Homme, a nickname from Old French homme (“man”), or a status surname for a vassal or feudal tenant. * Borrowed from…
    How common is the surname Homme?
    534 people in the United States had the surname Homme in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 578,175 Americans. It ranked 40,856th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Homme?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Homme identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Homme?
    Josh Homme, American musician.
    Where is the surname Homme most common?
    Wikidata records people named Homme in the United States.
    What type of surname is Homme?
    Homme is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Homme getting more or less common?
    Less common. 536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 534 in 2010, down 0.4%.