Hammen Family History

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Hammen Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: from a pet form of a Germanic personal name, such as Hadumar or Hammingus, or from Hamo, a short form of a name derived from an element cognate with Gothic hamon ‘to cover’, ‘to clothe’ and modern German Hemd ‘shirt’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hemmen, Hammes, Mammen, Dammen, Hammer, Hammann, Hammel, Harten

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Hammen Family Origin

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Hammen Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    22%

  • Farming

    7%

  • Keeping House

    7%

  • Laborer

    7%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Hammen family was Laborer. The most common Hammen occupation in the USA was Farmer. 22% of Hammen's were Farmers. Farmer, Farming and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hammen.

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Hammen Historical Records

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Hammen Life Expectancy

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