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There are approximately 1,071 people named Hamlett in the UK. That makes it the 6,884th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Hamlett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Hamlett surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HAMLETT. Hamlet or Ilamleth appears to have been an old Scandinavian personal name, whether the hero of Shakspeare's tragedy was a real character or only an imaginary one. If this derivation is incorrect, we can hardlj' fall back ujjon hamlet, a small village, for the origin of the surname. Grose says that it is a provincialism for a high constable.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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