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)

Some notable people with the surname Hammond include:

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
 * Albert Hammond (Wisconsin politician) (1883–1968), American politician
 * Andrew Hammond (born 1988), Canadian hockey player
 * Ben Hammond (born 1977), American Sculptor
 * Beres Hammond (born 1955), Jamaican singer
 * Chauncey B. Hammond (1882–1952), New York politician
 * Chris Hammond (born 1966), American baseball player
 * Darrell Hammond (born 1955), American comedian
 * Darryl Hammond (born 1967), American football player
 * Earl Hammond (1921–2002), American actor
 * Evan Hammond (born 1987), American Landscape Architect
 * Fred Hammond (born 1960), American singer
 * Fred W. Hammond (1872–1942), New York politician
 * Garrett Hammond, the drummer of the alternative rock bands Kill Hannah and Prick
 * George S. Hammond (1921–2005), American chemist
 * George P. Hammond (1896–1993), American librarian and professor of Latin American studies
 * Gerrie Hammond (died 1992), Canadian politician
 * Graeme Hammond (1858–1944), American neurologist and fencer
 * James B. Hammond (1839–1913), American inventor
 * James Henry Hammond (1807–1864), American politician
 * Jason E. Hammond (1862–1957), American educator and politician
 * Jay Hammond (1922–2005), American politician
 * Joe Hammond (1902–1990), Australian footballer
 * Joe Hammond (basketball), American basketball player
 * 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
 * Jonathan Hammond, filmmaker
 * Josh Hammond (born 1998), American football player
 * Jupiter Hammon (1711–1806), African-American poet
 * Kim Hammond (1944–2017), American football player and jurist
 * L. Blaine Hammond (born 1952), American astronaut
 * Laurens Hammond (1895–1973), American engineer and inventor
 * Marlene Hammond, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Matthew B. Hammond, American economist
 * 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 (1797–1870), Swedish immigrant, founder and namesake of Hammond, Louisiana
 * Raymond P. Hammond (born 1964), American poet, critic and editor
 * Samuel Hammond (1757–1842), US Congressman from Georgia
 * Samuel H. Hammond (1809–1878), New York politician
 * Stephen H. Hammond (1828–1910), New York politician
 * Tom Hammond (born 1944), American journalist
 * Wayne G. Hammond, J. R. R. Tolkien scholar
 * William Alexander Hammond (1828–1900), American soldier and physician
 * Winfield Scott Hammond (1863–1915), American politician

Australian and New Zealand

 * Bill Hammond (1947–2021), New Zealand artist
 * Bob Hammond (1942–2020), Australian Football Player
 * Fiona Hammond (born 1983), Australian water polo player
 * Fran Hammond, Australian basketball player
 * Jill Hammond (born 1950), Australian basketball player and captain
 * Joan Hammond (1912–1996), New Zealand born Australian singer
 * Wayne Hammond (field hockey) (born 1948), Australian field hockey player
 * Simon Hammond (born 1962), Australian author and entrepreneur
 * Stan Hammond (1942–2010), Australian water polo player
 * Stanley James Hammond (1913–2000), Australian sculptor

European

 * Albert Hammond (born 1944), British singer and songwriter
 * Albert Hammond (footballer) (1924–1989), English footballer
 * Aleqa Hammond (born 1965), Greenland prime minister
 * 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
 * Norman Hammond (born 1944) is a British archaeologist (most noted as a Maya specialist)
 * Peter J. Hammond (fl. 1980s), British television writer
 * Phil Hammond (comedian) (born c. 1962), British comedian and journalist
 * Philip Hammond (born 1955), British politician
 * Reginald Hammond (1909–1991), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer
 * Richard Hammond (born 1969), British journalist
 * Roger Hammond (cyclist) (born 1974), British cyclist
 * Sydney Hammond (1882–1917), English footballer
 * T. C. Hammond (1877–1961), Irish-born religious leader
 * Wally Hammond (1903–1965), British cricketer

Africa

 * Laatekwei Hammond (born 1980), Ghanaian boxer

Fictional

 * Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch.
 * 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
 * Kim Hammond, a character in the 1980 slasher film Prom Night played by Jamie Lee Curtis.
 * Sheila and Joel Hammond, played by Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant, are the main characters in the Netflix original horror comedy show Santa Clarita Diet.
 * Major General (later Lieutenant General) George Hammond, 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 Grey
 * 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
 * Lisa Hammond, a character played by Jobeth Williams in the movie Teachers with Nick Nolte
 * The Hammond Family, in the TV Show Political Animals with Sigourney Weaver
 * Hammond, a hamster and the real name of Wrecking Ball in the video game Overwatch.