The Hammack surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,080 people carried this name — #6,657 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,944 in 2000.

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In print

Hammack in American newspapers,
1910–1917.

Newspaper page from Condon Globe carrying the name Hammack
Condon Globe 1917-03-02
Newspaper page from The Camden Chronicle carrying the name Hammack
The Camden Chronicle 1910-09-30
Newspaper page from Wallowa County Chieftain carrying the name Hammack
Wallowa County Chieftain 1910-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,281 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hammack,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mal Hammack 1933–2004 · basketball player
  • Ruth H. Alexander 1938–2021 · physical education teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hammack,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States311 records

311 records of the Hammack name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 206
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Doran A. Hammack

    Born 1921 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Hayes Columbus; rubber worker from Summit County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Leslie Tobias Hammack

    Born 1946; from Mooresville, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Darlac, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Julian Orville Hammack

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1930, died 1998; buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 311 records for Hammack in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Hammack name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Joseph Hammack

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Cambodia.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Hammack in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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