Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HAMLIN
There are approximately 1,728 people named Hamlin in the UK. That makes it the 5,037th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 27 are named Hamlin.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
HamblinHamlyn
Hamling
Hamlet
Hamelin
Hameline
Hamley
Hamelink
Hamlen
Hamin
Hamelinck
Haimlin
Haimling
Haemling
Hamilin
Hamalin
Hamhlin
Hamli
Hamlim
Hamlian
Hamaylin
Hamillin
Hamaline
Hamlain
Hamblyn
Hamlein
Hamilyn
Hamlie
Haimelin
Haamelin
Hameliin
The Hamlin surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A corruption of Hammeline, which was taken from Hamelen, a town on the river Weser, Germany. Hamelin, a town in Scotland, so called from Ham, a house or village, and lin, a waterfall, a small lake or pond.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HAMLIN. HAMLING. See Hamlyn.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.