Hampson Surname
Approximately 18,323 people bear this surname
Hampson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hamon' or, with excrescent 'd'.' Hamond'; v. Hammon. Sometimes Hampson (the 'p' is intrusive, as in Simpson or Thompson) is a corruption of Hamondson. Occasionally it may be direct from the nick.
Read More About This SurnameHampson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,539 | 1:6,525 | 937 |
| United States | 3,862 | 1:93,853 | 10,536 |
| Australia | 2,497 | 1:10,811 | 1,604 |
| Canada | 1,070 | 1:34,435 | 4,422 |
| Scotland | 434 | 1:12,336 | 1,649 |
| South Africa | 415 | 1:130,549 | 15,274 |
| Wales | 402 | 1:7,698 | 855 |
| New Zealand | 259 | 1:17,484 | 3,070 |
| Northern Ireland | 241 | 1:7,656 | 1,307 |
| Ireland | 138 | 1:34,123 | 2,864 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 76 | 1:1,305 | 228 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 89 | 1:49,774 | 4,200 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,320 | 1:4,582 | 690 |
| Wales | 69 | 1:22,731 | 1,304 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 724 | 1:69,363 | 7,515 |
Hampson (59) may also be a first name.
Hampson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hamon' or, with excrescent 'd'.' Hamond'; v. Hammon. Sometimes Hampson (the 'p' is intrusive, as in Simpson or Thompson) is a corruption of Hamondson. Occasionally it may be direct from the nick. Hamme; v. Ham. The Manchester and South Lancashire directories conclusively prove, by the large number of Hampsons they contain, how locally popular was Hamond in the 14th and 15th centuries as a font-name. For an extended proof of this, v. Hamlet.
Robertus Hameson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hamo fil. Hamonis. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
William Hamnerson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.
Alice Hamundson, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).
John Hawmundson, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
1551. Married — William Pyncheback and Jone Hamson: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1553. Baptised — Alice Hampsonne: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Hamon’s, Ham(m)ond’s, and Ham’s Son.
The English name Hampson has superseded the older O’Hanson-Ó hAmhsaigh-that of a small sept of Co. Derry. An earlier anglicized form was O'Hempsey, which is still extant in north Ulster as Hamsey. SIF 84
The name Hampson has a very English look and indeed there is such a surname indigenous in England, but in Ireland, or at any rate in and near Co. Derry, it presents an example of the deplorable tendency, especially marked during the penal times, of corrupting good Gaelic Irish names so as to give them an English appearance. The small Derry sept of O'Hempsey had become O'Hamson by 1659, at which time it is thus recorded in the so called census of 1659-60 as one of the principal Irish surnames in the barony of Keenaght, and as O'Hampson and O'Hanson it will be found in the contemporary hearth money rolls for Co. Derry. From 1700 we seldom meet the name except as Hanson * or Hampson, though the Irish musician Denis Hempson * (b. 1695 Co. Derry, d. 1793) used O'Hempsey as an alternative form.
Wills and other records indicate that for the past two centuries members of the sept were to be found to some extent in-other Ulster counties as well as Co. Derry. A Charles Hampson was among the purchasers of forfeited estates in Co. Cavan in 1700 and a Capt. William Hampson is also listed in the same connexion. There is a pedigree of Hampson of Cavan in the Genealogical Office, but it does not go back far enough to indicate whether this family was of Irish or English origin.
*O'Neill in his Irish Minstrels states that O'Hempsey's teacher was the blind travelling harper, John Garragher. Garragher, called MacGarragher in the list of O'Donnell's followers in 1601, is a name which is now found occasionally in County Roscommon.
†Heanue belongs particularly to the north-west part of Connemara, where it is quite numerous.
The English name Hampson has superseded the older O’Hanson-Ó hAmhsaigh-that of a small sept of Co. Derry. An earlier anglicized form was O'Hempsey, which is still extant in north Ulster as Hamsey. SIF 84
From the Danish, Hampe; a personal name.
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Hampson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hampson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hampson is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hampson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hampson? popularity and diffusion
Hampson is the 29,279th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 397,727 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Hampson reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,282,666th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 59 people.
This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 8,539 people, or 1 in 6,525. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent live, Merseyside, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Hampson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hampson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hampson surname increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 583 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hampson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hampson surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hampson surname are 11.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.23% registered with the political party.
The amount Hampson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.81% more than the national average, earning R 360,756 per year; in United States they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $46,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $54,870 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champson | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hamppson | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ampson | 92 | 37 | / |
| Champsion | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gampson | 86 | 280 | / |
| Hompson | 86 | 19 | / |
| Hanpson | 86 | 12 | / |
| Jampson | 86 | 8 | / |
| Hampsom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atmpson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aampson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hampsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chompson | 80 | 18 | / |
| Khampsan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ompson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ambson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jompson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jambson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Champchong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gambson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chompzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chonpson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chompsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Simpson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jonpson | 57 | 1 | / |
| Joonpson | 53 | 0 | / |
| Assempção | 50 | 1 | / |
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