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 23354th 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.