Hammill Surname

109,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hammill Surname Definition:

(English) One Mutilated; a nick-name from the Wether [v. under Hambleton] (Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Hamel = 1 Dweller at a Hamlet [Old French hamel (French hameau); O. Frisian hám, hém = O. Sax. hém, a home, dwelling + the French diminutive suff.

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Hammill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4551:147,64115,232
England6971:79,9408,909
Canada4531:81,3379,068
Australia4451:60,6647,336
South Africa791:685,79449,549
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
Scotland781:47,9903,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5701:88,1039,135

Hammill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One Mutilated; a nick-name from the Wether [v. under Hambleton] (Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Hamel = 1 Dweller at a Hamlet [Old French hamel (French hameau); O. Frisian hám, hém = O. Sax. hém, a home, dwelling + the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us] Auquel hamel il n’y avoit que six mes- nagiers.—Lett. A.D. 1389; Ducange, s.v. mesnagium.

Ham(m)il is also a Northern English word for ‘ham­let,’ ‘hovel’— . . . hill an’ dale, wood an’ wayter-stid [water-stead], hamil an’road-side heawse.

—E. Waugh (Lancs), Yeth-Bobs, p. 30.

2 the Old Teutonic pers. name Hamo, Haimo + the French diminutive suff. -el: v. Hamon 1.

(Celtic) for the Irish O'h - Adhmaill, Descendant of Adhmall = Knowing, Skilful [ó, grandson, descendant + the inter-vocalic insertion h the genit. of adhma, knowing, skilful, with (diminutive) suff. -l]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó hAghmaill A branch of the Cenél Eoghain.

Later mainly found in Armagh and Monaghan. MIF 134; Map Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Hammill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hammill Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hammill is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hammill.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,994th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,723,231 people. Hammill occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Hammill are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,455 people, or 1 in 147,641. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Hammill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hammill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hammill last name rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hammill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hammill surname are 11.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.27% registered with the party.

The amount Hammill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning R 260,616 per year; in United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $55,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamill9218,436/
Hammil92359/
Hammll920/
Hammell862,784/
Gammill862,741/
Hammiel86136/
Hammild8616/
Jammill862/
Ammiell862/
Chammll861/
Hatmill861/
Chamill861/
Hamiell860/
Heamill860/
Hanmill860/
Hemmill860/
Hommill860/
Hamil8310,494/
Amill832,867/
Ammil8373/
Hamml832/
Hamll830/
Hammillová822/
Hammmell801/
Hammuell800/
Gammilll800/
Hammel7713,131/
Chamil77924/
Hamiel77658/
Khamil77596/
Hamell77490/
Jammil77124/
Amiell77119/
Gamill77117/
Ahamil7796/
Hamilt7751/
Gammil7746/
Hatmil7729/
Hasmil7725/
Jamill7714/
Ammell7713/
Ammiel778/
Hemmil773/
Emmill772/
Hamiol772/
Asmill772/
Haimil772/
Ajmmil771/
Homill771/
Amgill771/
Aamill771/
Khamml771/
Hemill770/
Aimill770/
Ahmill770/
Hommil770/
Amil7325,738/
Haml7317/
Amml733/
Gammell712,052/
Hommell71150/
Khammel71112/
Hammuel7176/
Chamillová7132/
Chamiel7112/
Chamell718/
Haemmel717/
Chammel713/
Hammlet713/
Hammellová712/
Hammelt712/
Hanmiel712/
Cheamil712/
Chamuil712/
Chhamil711/
Aasmill711/
Hemmell711/
Jammell711/
Haimmel711/
Chamillova711/
Hammael711/
Hammmel711/
Hanmell710/
Gommill710/
Hemmiel710/
Jamil67438,738/
Hamel6780,726/
Gamil6759,955/
Amiel6718,773/
Amell672,838/
Hemil672,112/
Aamil67771/
Asmil67630/
Ajmil67376/
Ammel67310/
Ahmil67210/
Ağmil67104/
Haiml6798/
Omill6793/
Emmil6787/
Amiol6775/
Emill6746/
Eamil6733/
Khaml6720/
Aymil6718/
Homil6716/
Hamilová6711/
Hamilova6710/
Amuil6710/
Hamæl678/
Amllh678/
Chaumell677/
Hamld677/
Jamml677/
Anmil675/
Atmil672/
Hamél672/
Aimil672/
Chaml671/
Ehmil671/
Hammlett671/
Amijl671/
Jamll671/
Hayml671/
Hamyl671/
Hamèl671/
Ahaml671/
Amiël671/
Amilt671/
Aumil671/
Amgil671/
Jhaml671/
Gannmill670/
Ohmil670/

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