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Definition: The true origin of this surname is uncertain, but many consider it to be a place name, derived from "hamell," meaning "treeless hill" or "home" and " dun," which means "settlement" or "fortified place."
Surname Origin:
English, Scottish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
HAMMIL, HAMILL, HAMIL, HAMMEL, HAMELL, HAMILDON, HOMILDON
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Common Surname Search Tips HAMILTON Family Genealogy Forum HAMILTON Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - HAMILTON Genealogy HAMILTON Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - HAMILTON Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - HAMILTON Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - HAMILTON Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - HAMILTON Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
