Hammitt

Hammitt Meaning & Origin

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

  • Number of People with the name Hammitt: 1,557
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 17,951
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.53

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

Ranking information for the surname Hammitt is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HMT
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H0503
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 M IH0 T
🌐 IPA
/ˈhæmɪt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HMT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H530

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hammitt in Braille

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

The name Hammitt in braille

How to sign the name Hammitt using Sign Language

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

The name Hammitt in sign language

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