Hammill Surname
Approximately 4,229 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHammill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,455 | 1:147,641 | 15,232 |
| England | 697 | 1:79,940 | 8,909 |
| Canada | 453 | 1:81,337 | 9,068 |
| Australia | 445 | 1:60,664 | 7,336 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 56 | 1:79,105 | 5,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 232 | 1:105,066 | 10,474 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:47,990 | 3,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 570 | 1:88,103 | 9,135 |
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]
Ó hAghmaill A branch of the Cenél Eoghain.
Later mainly found in Armagh and Monaghan. MIF 134; Map Tyr
Hammill Demographics
Average Male Hammill Height
178.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hammill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hammill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hammill is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hammill.
How Common Is The Last Name Hammill? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 109,994th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,723,231 people. The last name 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.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,455 people, or 1 in 147,641. In The United States Hammill is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Hammill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hammill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hammill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hammill last name are 11.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.27% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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Hammill Reference & Research
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