Hamer (surname)

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.

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