Explore the Family Name Hamming

The meaning of Hamming

1. English: topographic name from Old English hamming ‘dweller on a patch of land edged by water or marshland’, from Old English hamm (see Hamm) + the suffix -ing(as), denoting association with a person or place. 2. Dutch: habitational name from a farm so named, for instance in Sleen in the province of Drenthe, once belonging to a certain Hamme and his kin (see Hamm 4).

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How common is the last name Hamming in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hamming saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hamming was ranked as the 70,473rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 78,821st position, marking a drop of 11.85%. The actual count of people with this surname also declined from 259 to 242 during this decade, signifying a decrease of 6.56%. Moreover, the proportion of individuals carrying the Hamming surname per 100,000 people saw a decrease of 20.00%, going from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,473	#78,821	-11.85%
Count	259	242	-6.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamming

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Hamming surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no changes recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories between 2000 and 2010. However, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, which went from 94.98% in 2000 to 96.69% in 2010, recording a 1.80% change. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals who identified as Hispanic in 2000 was 2.32% but dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.98%	96.69%	1.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%