Hamm (surname)

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Hamm is an English, German, Welsh, French and Scottish surname, of Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon or Norse origin.[citation needed]

  • Adam Hamm (born 1971), Former American politician
  • Bob Hamm (1934-2009), American poet
  • Bob Hamm (American football) (born 1959), American football player
  • Harold Hamm (born 1945), American businessman
  • Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (1921-2016), a German politician
  •  [de] (1811-1874), also known as J.V. Hamm, composer of "Milanollo", the regimental quick march of the Coldstream Guards and the Governor General's Foot Guards
  • John Hamm (born 1938), a Canadian politician
  • Jon Hamm (born 1971), an American actor
  • Josip Hamm (1905-1986), a Croatian Slavist
  • Mia Hamm (born 1972), American soccer player
  • Peter Hamm (1937–2019), German poet, author, journalist, editor, and literary critic
  • Philip Hamm, Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Twin brothers who are American gymnasts
  • Regie Hamm (born 1967), songwriter, musician, writer
  • Shannon Hamm (born 1967), a guitar player
  • Stuart Hamm (born 1960), a bass player
  • Theodore Hamm, founder of the Hamm's Brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota

Hamm surname in Germany[]

In Germany, the surname Hamm derives from Hamm, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Hamm surname in Scotland[]

In Scotland, the surname Hamm derives from Ham, a hamlet in Caithness, in this case being of Old Norse origin deriving from the Norse word Hami, meaning homestead.

Hamm surname in England[]

In England the name derives from several places in Kent, Greater London, Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire.

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