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There are approximately 64,365 people named Hamilton in the UK. That makes it the 119th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,019 are named Hamilton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

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Hambleton
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Hamielton
Hamildon
Hamilltone
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Hamalton
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Hamiklton
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The Hamilton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

Originally Hambleton, from the manor of Hambleton, in Buckinghamshire. William, third son of Robert, third Earl of Leicester, took that surname from the place of his birth, as above. He was the founder of the family of that name in Scotland, whither he went about the year 1215. The name is derived from Hamell, a mansion, the seat of a freeholder, and dun, an enclosure, a fortified place, a town.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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