The Hamma surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 244 people carried this name — #78,316 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 4% from 254 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Hamma.
Most of them — 52 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Hamma live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Hamma,
with a public archive behind them.
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Fridolin Hamma 1881–1969 · violin maker
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Walter Hamma 1916–1988 · violin maker
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hamma.
- Hamet 117 · U.S. census
- Hami 173 · U.S. census
- Hamid 3,433 · U.S. census
- Hamidi 809 · U.S. census
- Hamilton 201,746 · U.S. census
- Hamm 26,726 · U.S. census
- Hammad 1,126 · U.S. census
- Hamman 4,555 · U.S. census
- Hammann 839 · U.S. census
- Hamme 614 · U.S. census
- Hammel 5,146 · U.S. census
- Hammer 21,709 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Hamma is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.