Frequency: (332)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places named Hamberg.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hamburg.
GIVEN NAMES: French 4%; Scandinavian 4%. Marcelle (3), Jeanmarie; Bjorn, Erik, Johan, Nels.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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