| ![Show Contents]() Hamner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of HamnerWhat does the name Hamner mean? The ancestral home of the Hamner family is in Austria, where the surname first emerged almost a millennium ago. The name Hamner is a contraction of the German "Hammerschmied," meaning "blacksmith," and was most likely first borne by someone who held this occupation. Alternatively, the name may be derived from the place name "Hammel;" in this instance, the name would refer to someone hailing from the town of Hammel. According to Grimm and Forstemann, Hammer or Hamer is "a name under which traces of Thor are still to be found in the popular speech of Germany, and it is derived, no doubt, from the celebrated hammer or mallet which he wielded." 1 Early Origins of the Hamner familyThe surname Hamner was first found in southern Germany and Austria, where the family became noted for its many branches throughout these regions. The first individual bearers of this name to be mentioned in ancient chronicles were "meister Hemer der smed 2" of Breslau, Silesia, in 1356, Hensl Hemerl of Iglau, Bohemia, in 1425, Ulrich Hamerl of Prague in 1390, and Nicolas Hamer of Worms in 1317. Early History of the Hamner familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hamner research. Another 197 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1791, 1820 and 1836 are included under the topic Early Hamner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hamner Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Hamner include Hammer, Hammerer, Hamer, Hahmmer, Hahmer, Haammer, Haamer, Hammerer, Haemmerlein, Haemmerle, Hemmerle, Hammerl, Hamerl, Hemmerling, Hammerling, Hemerl, Hemer, Haemmer, Haemmerl and many more. Early Notables of the Hamner familyBaron Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, who was a famous linguist and orientalist. He spent 50 years acquiring a vast library of the rarest and most valuable works of oriental literature and linguistic scholarship. He collected 150,000 volumes in the...
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hamner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hamner Rankingthe United States, the name Hamner is the 8,195th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
| Hamner migration to the United States | + |
After the First World War, Austria became a republic. The Treaty of Versailles broke up the empire in 1919 and many of the Sudeten Germans were incorporated into the new nation of Czechoslovakia. In the 20th century, many Austrians migrated to other parts of Germany or Europe, as well as to North America. In the United States, the majority of settlers landed in Philadelphia, and moved on to Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, New York, and Maryland. Many German settlers also migrated to Canada, particularly Ontario and the Prairies. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Hamner were
Hamner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Rinehart Hamner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 4
Hamner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Frederick Herman Hamner, who was living in Sacramento, California in 1868
| Hamner migration to Canada | + |
Hamner Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Bryan Hamner, who was recorded in Ontario in 1832
- David G Hamner, who arrived in Canada in 1841
| Hamner migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Hamner Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Sarah Ann Hamner, (b. 1832), aged 30, English house keeper from Middlesex travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd May 1862 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hamner (post 1700) | + |
- Cully Hamner (b. 1969), American comic book illustrator of the 2003 graphic novel Red, which was later adapted into a feature film in 2010, nominated for two 2010 Glyph Awards
- Nora Spencer Hamner (1895-1971), American public health nurse known for her work fighting tuberculosis in Virginia
- Millie Hamner, American educator and politician, Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2010-2019)
- M. Gail Hamner (b. 1963), American scholar, author, and a professor at Syracuse University
- Ralph Conant Hamner (1916-2001), nicknamed "Bruz", American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played from 1946 to 1949) with the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs
- Scott Hamner (b. 1956), American Daytime Emmy Award winning, Writers Guild of America Award winning television writer, son of Earl Hamner
- Granville Wilbur "Granny" Hamner (1927-1993), American Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman
- Henry Rawlings Hamner (1922-1945), English-born, American Navy lieutenant, eponym of the USS Hamner (DD-718)
- Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (1923-2016), American two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominated television writer and producer, best known for his work on The Waltons and Falcon Crest
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Per labores ad honores
Motto Translation: By work and honour.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- "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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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