The Hammes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,227 people carried this name — #13,603 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,062 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 106 people named Hammes.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Hammes live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Hammes in American newspapers,
1899–1904.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,822 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hammes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Hammes d. 1751 · politician
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Chris Hammes 1872–1965 · illustrator
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Karl Hammes 1896–1939 · actor
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Charles Léon Hammes 1898–1967 · judge
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Heinrich Hammes 1906–
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Raymond H. Hammes 1909–
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hammes.
- 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
- Hammerschmidt 1,090 · U.S. census
- Hammond 69,515 · U.S. census
- Hamon 2,031 · U.S. census
- Hamond 252 · U.S. census
- Hamoud 181 · U.S. census
- Hamouda 162 · U.S. census
- Hampe 618 · U.S. census
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