# Hamer (surname)

Hamer (said Hay-mer) is an English and Dutch surname. Hamer is Dutch and Middle English for "hammer", and is often 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), Luxembourgish 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 (1937–2024), 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