Hammerschmidt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hammerschmidt (“hammer smith”). Compare the English equivalent Hammersmith.

Proper noun

Hammerschmidt (plural Hammerschmidts)

A surname from German.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Hammerschmidtia

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Hammerschmidt is the 23354^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1090 individuals. Hammerschmidt is most common among White (97.25%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hammerschmidt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 122.

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