Given name & surname

Hammerton

“hammer-sedge”

Hammerton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hammerton goes back to Old English hamor, meaning “hammer-sedge.”

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Where it comes from

Hammerton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English hamor (“hammer-sedge”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Hamerton

“hammer; rocky mound”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Hambleton

“crooked (hill)”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Hannington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

77% boys · 23% girls

Old English

Harston

“grey”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Haliburton

“holy”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Huddleston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Allerton

“alder”

No U.S. birth series

90% boys · 10% girls

Old English

Hazelden

“hazel”

No U.S. birth series

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