Find out how popular the last name Hamernik is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hamernik.

Hamernik, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hamernik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hamernik in America

Hamernik is the 60045th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hamernik surname appeared 336 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hamernik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hamernik to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hamernik

The surname Hamernik is believed to have originated in Poland, where it first appeared in the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "hamer," meaning "hammer," and the suffix "-nik," which denotes a person or occupation. The name likely referred to someone who worked as a blacksmith or metalworker, using a hammer as their primary tool.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hamernik can be found in the records of the city of Krakow, where a certain Jan Hamernik was listed as a blacksmith in 1572. Another early reference is in the town of Poznan, where a Tomasz Hamernik was recorded as a metalworker in 1598.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Hamernik began to spread beyond Poland to other parts of Central and Eastern Europe. In 1674, a Jozef Hamernik was recorded as a blacksmith in the town of Brno, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in the Czech Republic).

One notable bearer of the name was Wincenty Hamernik (1808-1875), a Polish composer and conductor who was born in Lublin, Poland. He composed several operas and other works and served as the conductor of the Krakow Opera House for many years.

Another notable figure was Stanisław Hamernik (1833-1891), a Polish military officer and politician who fought in the January Uprising against Russian rule in 1863-1864. He later became a member of the Galician Diet (regional parliament) in Austria-Hungary.

In the 19th century, the name Hamernik also appeared in records from the town of Jihlava (then known as Iglau) in the Czech lands. A certain Frantisek Hamernik (1828-1892) was a prominent Czech composer and conductor who was born in Jihlava and later worked in Prague.

Another bearer of the name was Józef Hamernik (1856-1935), a Polish artist and painter who was born in Krakow and is known for his landscape and portrait works.

Finally, one of the more recent notable figures with the surname Hamernik was Teodor Hamernik (1891-1968), a Polish engineer and inventor who was born in Lviv (then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Ukraine). He is credited with inventing the first successful electrostatic air filter, which helped improve air quality in industrial settings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hamernik

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hamernik.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hamernik was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hamernik has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hamernik was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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