Hamilton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hamilton Name Meaning: A habitational name from the elements hamil 'treeless hill' + tun 'settlement','treeless hill town'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.In 1220 Hamilton in Leicestershire was recorded as Hameldon' & the first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Wauter Fiz Gilbert De Hamildone',dated 1296.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hamilton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hamilton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 985
Labourer 92
Dress Maker 57
Domestic Servant 56
Annuitant 47
General Servant 44
Agricultural Labourer 42
Coal Miner 41
Servant 39
Laundress 32
House Keeper 32
Cotton Weaver 29
Tailor 27
Clerk 27
Dressmaker 24
Milliner 22
Nurse 20
Joiner 19
No Occupation 19
Shoe Maker 17
Porter 15
Hawker 15
Tailoress 14
Gardener 14
Seamstress 14

Hamilton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hamilton 100% 55,528
2 Hamelton 88% 1,228
3 Hammilton 89% 498
4 Hamlton 88% 170
5 Hemilton 88% 104
6 Hamleton 75% 102

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The surname Hamilton is the most popular version of all its varients

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