Hammerton
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Hambretone in the Domesday Book, 1086. Perhaps from Old English hamor (“hammer-sedge”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Hammerton (countable and uncountable, plural Hammertons)
- The villages of Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton in North Yorkshire, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hammerton is the 104602nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 171 individuals. Hammerton is most common among White (90.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hammerton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 122.