Hammes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Hammes is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Cumberland, where their name is derived from Hames Hall.

Early Origins of the Hammes family

The surname Hammes was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Hammes family

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Hammes Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hammes family name include Hames, Haymes and others.

Early Notables of the Hammes family

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Hammes Ranking

In the United States, the name Hammes is the 11,859^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hammes migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hammes surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Hammes Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Abramina Hammes, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1786-1808 2
Abrm Eicher Hammes, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1786-1308 2
Carlina Hammes, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1786-1808 2
Gottlieb Hammes, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1786-1808 2
Joh Peter Hammes, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1786-1808 2
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Hammes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nikol Hammes, who landed in America in 1857 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Hammes (post 1700) +

William T. Hammes, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1931 3
Josef J. Hammes, American politician, Mayor of Maplewood, Missouri, 1973 3
Jon Hammes, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008 3
Gordon G. Hammes (b. 1934), American Distinguished Service Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, at Duke University
George Albert Hammes (1911-1993), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church 8th Bishop of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin (1960-1985)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html