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Hamer (said Hay-mer) is an
English and
Dutch
surname . Hamer is Dutch and
Middle English for "hammer", and often is a
metonymic
occupational name , e.g. referring to a smith. In English the name could also be toponymic, suggesting an origin in
Hamer, Lancashire .
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People with this surname include:
Alain Hamer (born 1965), Luxembourgian football referee
Arnold Hamer (1916–1993), English cricketer
Ben Hamer (born 1987), English footballer with Charlton Athletic
Bent Hamer (born 1956), Norwegian film director
Colin Hamer (born 1988), Sint Maarten cricketer
Dale Hamer (born 1930s), American football official
David Hamer (1923–2002), Australian politician and navy officer
David Hamer (footballer) (1869–1948), Welsh footballer with Southampton F.C.
Dean Hamer (born 1951), American geneticist, author, and filmmaker
Elizabeth Hamer Kegan (1912–1979), American archivist and librarian
Elsie Hamer Wilkie (1922–1995), New Zealand lawn bowls player
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), American civil rights leader
Ferdinand Hamer (1840–1900), Dutch Catholic missionary and bishop in China
Forrest Hamer (born 1956), American poet, psychologist, and psychoanalyst
Frances Mary Hamer (1894–1980), British chemist
Frank Hamer (1884–1955), Texas Ranger
Frank Hamer (British Army officer) (1919–2009), World War II officer
Fritz Hamer (1912–2004), German botanist
Gabriel Hamer-Webb (born 2000), English rugby union player
Garry Hamer (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
Gerald Hamer (1886–1972), British film actor
Gladys Hamer (1884–1967), British stage and film actress
Graham Hamer (born 1936), New Zealand rugby coach
Gustavo Hamer (born 1996), Dutch Brazilian football midfielder
Harry Spencer Hamer (1863–1913), English football manager
Hubert Hamer (born c. 1959), American agricultural scientist and administrator
Ian Hamer (musician) (1932–2006), British jazz trumpeter
Ian Hamer (athlete) (born 1965), British long-distance runner
Jean Jérôme Hamer (1916-1996), Belgian Cardinal
John Hamer (footballer) (born 1944), English football midfielder
John C. Hamer (born 1970), American-Canadian historian and mapmaker
John Hamer (figure skater) (born 1984), English figure skater
Judith Hamer (born 1990), British wheelchair basketball player
Julia Hamer-Bevis (born 1971), English professional wrestler known as "Sweet Saraya"
Marcelle Lively Hamer (1900-1974), American librarian and folklorist
Mariëtte Hamer (born 1958), Dutch Labour Party politician
Michelle Hamer (artist) (born 1975), Australian visual artist
Michelle Hamer (author) , Australian author and journalist
Nick Hamer (born 1991), American soccer player
Nigel Hamer (born 1949/50), Canadian anglophone Québécois liberation activist
Paul Hamer , Australian politician
Philip M. Hamer (1891–1971), American archivist and historian
Reino Hamer (1916–1992), German Major in the Second World War
Robert Hamer (1911–1963), British film director and screenwriter
Ru den Hamer (1917–1988), Dutch water polo player
Rupert Hamer (1916–2004), Australian Liberal Party politician, Premier of Victoria 1972–1981
Rupert Hamer (journalist) (1970–2010), British war correspondent killed in Afghanistan
Russell Hamer (born 1940s), Sri Lankan cricketer
Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), American actor
Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935–2017), German physician
Sam Hield Hamer (1869–1941), English writer
Steve Hamer (footballer) (born 1951), Welsh football defender and club chairman
Stu Hamer (born 1934), British jazz trumpeter
Thomas L. Hamer (1800–1846), United States congressman and soldier
Thomas Ray Hamer (1864–1950), United States Representative from Idaho
Thomas Hamer (swimmer) (born 1998), British parasport swimmer
Tor Hamer (born 1983), American boxer
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Hamer Name Meaning at ancestry.com, sourced from Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
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Hamer and
Hamers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.