Hammond (surname)
The English surname, or family name, Hammond is derived from one of several personal names, most frequently
- the Norman Hamo/Hamon, a shortened form of one of several names beginning with haim, meaning "home"
- the Old Norse Hámundr, composed of Há (high) + Mund (protection)[1]
Some notable people with the surname Hammond include:
Historical
North and South American
- A. B. Hammond (1848–1934), American lumberman
- Abram A. Hammond (1814–1874), American politician
- Albert Hammond, Jr. (born 1980), American musician
- Beres Hammond (born 1955), Jamaican singer
- L. Blaine Hammond (born 1952), American astronaut
- Chris Hammond (born 1966), American baseball player
- Daniel Hammond (born 1980), American singer
- Darrell Hammond (born 1955), American comedian
- Darryl Hammond (born 1967), American football player
- Edward Payson Hammond (1831–1910), American evangelist
- Fred Hammond (born 1960), American singer
- Garrett Hammond, the drummer of the alternative rock bands Kill Hannah and Prick
- George S. Hammond (1921–2005), American chemist
- Gerrie Hammond (died 1992), Canadian politician
- James Henry Hammond (1807–1864), American politician
- Jay Hammond (1922–2005), American politician
- Jedediah R. Hammond (born 1972), American Singer of Punk Band Aggressional Play-Ground and Graphic Designer
- John H. Hammond (1910–1987), American record producer, musician and critic
- John Hays Hammond (1855–1936), American mining engineer and philanthropist
- John Hays Hammond, Jr. (1888–1965), American radio engineer
- John P. Hammond (born 1942), American singer and guitarist
- Jupiter Hammon (1711–1806), African-American poet
- Kim Hammond (born 1944), American football player and jurist
- Laurens Hammond (1895–1973), American engineer and inventor
- Melvin Ormond Hammond (1876–1934), Canadian journalist, writer, and photographer
- Michael P. Hammond (ca. 1932–2002), American composer
- Nicholas Hammond (born 1950), American actor
- Peter Hammond (born ca. 1797), Swedish founder of Hammond, Louisiana
- Randall Hammond (born 1959), American Marine Corps pilot and decorated war veteran
- Raymond P. Hammond (born 1964), American poet, critic and editor
- Tom Hammond (born 1944), American journalist
- William Alexander Hammond (1828–1900), American soldier and physician
- Winfield Scott Hammond (1863–1915), American politician
Australian & New Zealand
European
- Albert Hammond (born 1944), British singer and songwriter
- Alex Hammond (born 1974), British journalist
- Alison Hammond (born 1975), British contestant and journalist
- Arthur George Hammond (1843–1919), British soldier
- Dean Hammond (born 1983), British soccer player
- Elvis Hammond (born 1980), Ghanaian-born British football player
- George Hammond (diplomat) (1763–1853), British diplomat
- Harry Hammond (footballer) (1868–1921), British football player
- Henry Hammond (1605–1660), English religious leader
- Hermione Hammond (1910–2005), British painter
- James Hammond, eighteenth century British poet
- Jeffrey Hammond (born 1946), British musician
- John Lawrence Hammond (1872–1949), British journalist and writer
- Matthew Hammond (died 1579), British plough-wright, Unitarian
- Nicholas G. L. Hammond (1907–2001), British historian
- Nick Hammond (born 1967), British football player and manager
- Nicolas Hammond (born 1964), British author
- Peter J. Hammond (fl. 1980s), British television writer
- Phil Hammond (comedian) (born c. 1962), British comedian and journalist
- Philip Hammond (born 1955), British politician
- Richard Hammond (born 1969), British journalist
- Roger Hammond (cyclist) (born 1974), British cyclist
- T. C. Hammond (1877–1961), Irish-born religious leader
- Wally Hammond (1903–1965), British cricketer
- Wayne Hammond, scholar
Fictional
- Ashley Hammond, a character in the Power Rangers television series
- Evey Hammond, the protagonist in both the 1980s graphic novel series and the 2006 film adaptation V for Vendetta, played in the film by Natalie Portman
- Major General (later Lieutenant General) George Hammond (Stargate), the head of Stargate Command in the sci-fi television show Stargate SG-1
- Hector Hammond, a DC Universe supervillain, primarily an enemy of Green Lantern
- Madeline Hammond, a character in the Light of the Western Stars series by Zane Gray
- Mark Hammond, the main character of The Getaway (video game)
- John Hammond, a fictional millionaire, head of In-Gen and the creator of Jurassic Park.
- Reggie Hammond, protagonist played by Eddie Murphy in the movie "48 Hrs."
- Zach Hammond, chief security officer of the USG Kellion in Dead Space (video game)
- Lisa Hammond a character played by Jobeth Williams in the movie Teachers with Nick Nolte
References
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.