what are these last names' origin?

Question

Fisher
and Hamm and Turner

Answer 1

Turner
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3033/surname.html

Fisher also Fischer
http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/surnames.htm

Hamm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm_%28disambiguation%29

Be careful of information/crests at House of Names. I have found mistakes in a couple of my family names.

Also, go to www.rootsweb.com and enter the name in the RootsSearch, then click on WorldConnect. You may locate others who have worked on your line and can get further information from them. Just verify the information through documenting ~ not everyone verifies before they post.

You can also go to Google and click on Image, then type in the name and see what you find that way.

Answer 2

Since you have put in names in your question, I might warn you, Beware of coat of arms peddlers.
Someone might send you a link to coat of arms with these names. If they know the rules of heraldry, they apparently work or own companies that peddle coats of arms.

There are no laws regarding heraldry in the United States. These companies will sell you one based on a surname without any documented proof that you are a direct descendant of the person granted the coat of arms. A person in the U. S. is free to display one but it is like putting up a picture of a famous person with their surname and claiming him as a direct ancestor whether they know he is or not.

Many coats of arms have the same surname. The surname Lewis has about 200 which means 200 different individuals were granted one. That does not mean everyone with the surname Lewis is even remotely related to any of the 200 granted one, must less be a direct descendant.

There was a time when people did not have surnames and they took the names of their habitation, occupation and sometimes it indicated lineage like Jackson, Wilson etc. Not everyone with the same surname comes from the same root.

Fisher is an occupational name. Hamm is a habitational name. Both can be English or German.

Answer 3

Fischer/Fisher fisher, fisherman this Germanic Surname

Hamm
Usage: English
Extra: Statistics
Means "river meadow" in Old English.


Definition: Trusty, faithful man

Surname Origin: English

Alternate Surname Spellings: TRUEMAN, TREWMAN, TROMAN, TROWMAN

More Resources for the Surname TRUMAN :

Answer 4

Hamm is german, Fisher and Turner is english but probaly originates in germany as most english names do.

Answer 5

Turner is English, and I think originates from the trade of wood turning on an manual lathe.

Fisher, is most likely an Anglicized version of Fischer, which is German.

Doc

Answer 6

here, try this site for definite results and even a little history of the family with the crest.

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/sId./qx/default.htm

Though it says the following-
Hamm- is English and German
Fisher- also English and German
Turner-as well

Good luck with this though!

EDIT- Geez, you guys down there, I was using it as a reference to the last names. Did you forget that many English names are deeply rooted in German?

Answer 7

well Fisher and Hamm are German.. not sure about Turner.

Answer 8

Surnames started in England in about 12 th century.
Others have explained the origins with which I agree.
English surnames are of four types-
Patrynomic - Wilson
Descriptive- Brown
Place- Woolhouse, London
Nickname- Little

Answer 9

Fisher and Turner are, I think, English.

Hamm is probably German... I'm not sure, though.

Answer 10

There is really only one way to learn where your ancestors are from - research them back generation by generation.