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 1,007
Coal Miner 98
Living On Own Means 93
General Labourer 88
Domestic Servant 75
Living On Her Own Means 71
Dress Maker 60
Labourer 53
Cotton Weaver 44
General Servant 42
Agricultural Labourer 39
Clerk 31
Laundress 29
General Servant Domestic 27
Tailor 27
General Domestic Servant 21
Tailoress 21
House Keeper 21
Painter 20
Farmer 19
Charwoman 19
Dock Labourer 18
Grocer 17
Carter 17
Hawker 16

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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