Hamer (surname)

Hamer

Pronunciation	English: /ˈheɪmər/
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	English
Word/name	metonymic occupational name toponymic locational name
Meaning	"hammer" (smith)

Hamer (said Hay-mer) is an English and Dutch surname. Hamer is Dutch and Middle English for "hammer", and is often a metonymic occupational name, e.g. referring to a smith. In English the name could also be toponymic, suggesting an origin in Hamer, Lancashire. ^{[1] [2]}

People with this surname include:

• Alain Hamer (born 1965), Luxembourgish football referee
• Arnold Hamer (1916–1993), English cricketer
• Ben Hamer (born 1987), English footballer with Charlton Athletic
• Bent Hamer (born 1956), Norwegian film director
• Colin Hamer (born 1988), Sint Maarten cricketer
• Dale Hamer (1937–2024), American football official
• David Hamer (1923–2002), Australian politician and navy officer
• David Hamer (footballer) (1869–1948), Welsh footballer with Southampton F.C.
• Dean Hamer (born 1951), American geneticist, author, and filmmaker
• Elizabeth Hamer Kegan (1912–1979), American archivist and librarian
• Elsie Hamer Wilkie (1922–1995), New Zealand lawn bowls player
• Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), American civil rights leader
• Ferdinand Hamer (1840–1900), Dutch Catholic missionary and bishop in China
• Forrest Hamer (born 1956), American poet, psychologist, and psychoanalyst
• Frances Mary Hamer (1894–1980), British chemist
• Frank Hamer (1884–1955), Texas Ranger
• Frank Hamer (British Army officer) (1919–2009), World War II officer
• Fritz Hamer (1912–2004), German botanist
• Gabriel Hamer-Webb (born 2000), English rugby union player
• Garry Hamer (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
• Gerald Hamer (1886–1972), British film actor
• Gladys Hamer (1884–1967), British stage and film actress
• Graham Hamer (born 1936), New Zealand rugby coach
• Gustavo Hamer (born 1996), Dutch Brazilian football midfielder
• Harry Spencer Hamer (1863–1913), English football manager
• Hubert Hamer (born c. 1959), American agricultural scientist and administrator
• Ian Hamer (musician) (1932–2006), British jazz trumpeter
• Ian Hamer (athlete) (born 1965), British long-distance runner
• Jean Jérôme Hamer (1916–1996), Belgian Cardinal
• John Hamer (footballer) (born 1944), English football midfielder
• John C. Hamer (born 1970), American-Canadian historian and mapmaker
• John Hamer (figure skater) (born 1984), English figure skater
• Judith Hamer (born 1990), British wheelchair basketball player
• Julia Hamer-Bevis (born 1971), English professional wrestler known as "Sweet Saraya"
• Marcelle Lively Hamer (1900–1974), American librarian and folklorist
• Mariëtte Hamer (born 1958), Dutch Labour Party politician
• Michelle Hamer (artist) (born 1975), Australian visual artist
• Michelle Hamer (author), Australian author and journalist
• Nick Hamer (born 1991), American soccer player
• Nigel Hamer (born 1949/50), Canadian anglophone Québécois liberation activist
• Paul Hamer, Australian politician
• Philip M. Hamer (1891–1971), American archivist and historian
• Reino Hamer (1916–1992), German Major in the Second World War
• Robert Hamer (1911–1963), British film director and screenwriter
• Ru den Hamer (1917–1988), Dutch water polo player
• Rupert Hamer (1916–2004), Australian Liberal Party politician, Premier of Victoria 1972–1981
• Rupert Hamer (journalist) (1970–2010), British war correspondent killed in Afghanistan
• Russell Hamer (born 1940s), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), American actor
• Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935–2017), German physician
• Sam Hield Hamer (1869–1941), English writer
• Steve Hamer (footballer) (born 1951), Welsh football defender and club chairman
• Stu Hamer (born 1934), British jazz trumpeter
• Thomas L. Hamer (1800–1846), United States congressman and soldier
• Thomas Ray Hamer (1864–1950), United States Representative from Idaho
• Thomas Hamer (swimmer) (born 1998), British parasport swimmer
• Tor Hamer (born 1983), American boxer

See also

• Ralph Hamers (born 1966), Dutch banker, CEO of ING Group
• Ralph Hamor (died 1626), English Virginia colonist
• Raymond Hamers (born 1930s), Belgian immunologist and biotechnologist
• Sebastian Hämer (born 1979), German singer and songwriter

References

1. Hamer Name Meaning at ancestry.com, sourced from Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
2. Hamer and Hamers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.