The Hammonds Family Name

Hammonds is how some branches of the Hammond family came to write their name. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Hamo or Hamon (home); descendant of Heahmund (chief, protector)”, the same as for Hammond.

• Related forms: Hammons, Hamond and Hammon.
• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Hammonds with 12,710 bearers, at rank 2,839.
• The extra ending in Hammonds is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Hammond's family.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Hammonds name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Hammond surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your Hammonds family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.