Hamm (surname)

Hamm is an English, German, and Scottish surname, of Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon or Norse origin.

• Bob Hamm (1934-2009), American poet
• Bob Hamm (American football) (born 1959), American football player
• Harold Hamm (born 1945), American businessman
• Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (1921-2016), a German politician
• Johann Valentin Hamm (1811-1874), also known as J.V. Hamm, composer of "Milanollo", the regimental quick march of the Coldstream Guards and the Governor General's Foot Guards.
• John Hamm (born 1938), a Canadian politician
• Jon Hamm (born 1971), an American actor
• Josip Hamm (1905-1986), a Croatian Slavist
• Mia Hamm (born 1972), American soccer player
• Philip Hamm, Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Twin brothers who are American gymnasts
  • Paul Hamm (born 1982)
  • Morgan Hamm (born 1982)
• Shannon Hamm (born 1967), a guitar player
• Stuart Hamm (born 1960), a bass player
• Theodore Hamm, founder of the Hamm's Brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota

Hamm surname in Germany

In Germany, the surname Hamm devires from, Hamm, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Hamm surname in Scotland

In Scotland, the surname Hamm devires from, Ham, a hamlet in Caithness, in this case being of Old Norse origin deriving from the Norse word Hami, meaning homestead.

Hamm surname in England

In England the name devires from several places in Kent, Greater London, Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire.

See also

• Ham (surname), mainly Korean surname