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

Hammilton occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 2,718,172^nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hammilton live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575^th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 75 people.

The surname Hammilton is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 24 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Hammilton exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Hammilton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hammilton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hammilton last name contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hammilton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hammilton last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Hammilton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.