Hamey

Hamey Meaning & Origin

About Hamey
The surname Hamey is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name Hamo, which itself is a variant of the name Hamon. The name Hamon is of Germanic origin and means "home" or "house." Therefore, the surname Hamey is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of a person named Hamo or Hamon.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hamey is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hamey: 105
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 154,907
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hamey based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HM
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EY1 M IY0
🌐 IPA
/hamey*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hamey in Braille

Here's how to represent Hamey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hamey in braille

How to sign the name Hamey using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hamey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hamey in sign language

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