German and Dutch: from a pet form of Humbert or
Humbold (a compound name with the same first element +
bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’).
German, Dutch, and Danish (of German
origin): nickname for a busy or bustling person, from Middle High
German hummel, Middle Dutch hommel ‘bee’, of imitative
origin. Compare English humblebee, which in modern English has
become bumblebee.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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