Last Name HAMNER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Hanmer, a parish in the diocese of St. Asaph. The change from Hanmer to Hamner is found as early as the 16th century in ENgland.
Origin English, Swedish, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 9,707 (2000 US census) 8,195 (1990 US census)
Count 3,071 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.19%, or 2739 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.61%, or 203 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.26%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.52%, or 16 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.27%, or 39 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.15%, or 66 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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