Last Name HAMEL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Hamel. From the sam eroot as Hamo.
Origin English, Jewish, Spanish, Dutch, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 3,129 (2000 US census) 2,972 (1990 US census)
Count 10,592 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.4%, or 9999 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.34%, or 142 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 44 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.48%, or 51 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.71%, or 181 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.65%, or 175 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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