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Hammerton
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Hambretone in the Domesday Book, 1086. Perhaps from en ang hamor hammer-sedge + ang tūn enclosure; settlement.
Proper noun
~ s
The villages of en Green Hammerton and en Kirk Hammerton in North Yorkshire, England.
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hammerton is the 104602nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 171 individuals. Hammerton is most common among White (90.06%) individuals.
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