Hammond.
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A town in Mount Remarkable council area and Orroroo Carrieton council area, South Australia; named for William Henry Hammond Jervois, son of South Australia Governor William Jervois.
A parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A river in New Brunswick, Canada.
A locale in the United States: A neighborhood of Fresno, California.
A locale in the United States: A village in Piatt County, Illinois; named for railroad official Charles Goodrich Hammond.
A locale in the United States: A city in Lake County, Indiana; named for Detroit butcher George H. Hammond.
A locale in the United States: A township in Spencer County, Indiana.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for a family of early settlers.
A locale in the United States: A city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; named for Swedish immigrant and founder Peter av Hammerdal (anglicized to Peter Hammond).
A locale in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
A locale in the United States: A township in Polk County, Minnesota.
A locale in the United States: A minor city in Wabasha County, Minnesota; named for landowner Joseph Hammond.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carter County, Montana.
A locale in the United States: A town and village therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for landowner Abijah Hammond.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas; named for landowner Dr. B. F. Hammond.
A locale in the United States: A town and village therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for landowner R. B. Hammond.
Where this word comes from
A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.
A Hammond organ.
Where this word comes from
A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.
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