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Where Does The Last Name Hamelton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hamelton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamelton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,140,742^nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hamelton are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 910,230^th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 107 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States Hamelton is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 22 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and Arizona, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Hamelton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hamelton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamelton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hamelton surname is principally Catholic (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hamelton surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamelton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.63% less than the national average, earning R 93,552 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning $38,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.4% more than the national average, earning $65,778 CAD per year.