Hamer (surname)

Hamer (said Hay-mer) is an English and Dutch surname. Hamer is Dutch and Middle English for "hammer", and is often a metonymic occupational name, e.g. referring to a smith. In English the name could also be toponymic, suggesting an origin in Hamer, Lancashire.

People with this surname include:

• Alain Hamer (born 1965), Luxembourgish 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 (1937–2024), 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
• 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

See also

• Ralph Hamers (born 1966), Dutch banker, CEO of ING Group
• Ralph Hamor (died 1626), English Virginia colonist
• Raymond Hamers (born 1930s), Belgian immunologist and biotechnologist
• Sebastian Hämer (born 1979), German singer and songwriter

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