Hampson Family History
Hampson Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire): patronymic from the Norman personal name Hamo Hamon (see Hammond ). Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAmhsaigh ‘descendant of Amhsach’ a byname meaning ‘mercenary soldier’ or ‘messenger’ from the adjective amhasach ‘aggressive’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022