Hamill Family History

Hamill Surname Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, named from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagano + Old French ville ‘settlement’.

English (Lancashire): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English, Old English hamel ‘mutilated, scarred’.

Irish (Ulster): according to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill ‘descendant of Ádhmall’, which he derives from ádhmall ‘active’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hall, Hamel, Havill, Hill, Mill, Hambly, Hamiel, Cavill, Cahill, Hugill

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7K	Military Records
10K	Immigration Records
44K	Census and Voter Lists
60K	Member Trees

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Where is the Hamill family from?

You can see how Hamill families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hamill family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hamill families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 82 Hamill families living in Ontario. This was about 46% of all the recorded Hamill's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hamill families in 1911.

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What did your Hamill ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Farmer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hamill. 37% of Hamill men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Hamill women worked as a Farmer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hamill were Laborer and School teacher.

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Farmer

37%

Carpenter

Foreman

Laborer

Farmer

34%

Housewife

34%

School teacher

34%

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Census Record

There are 44K census records available for the last name Hamill. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hamill census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 10K immigration records available for the last name Hamill. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 7K military records available for the last name Hamill. For the veterans among your Hamill ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hamill lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Hamill life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Hamill in 1943 was 18, and 77 in 2004.

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Hamill Surname Meaning

English (Lancashire): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English, Old English hamel ‘mutilated, scarred’.

Irish (Ulster): according to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill ‘descendant of Ádhmall’, which he derives from ádhmall ‘active’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Hamill family from?

What did your Hamill ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

37%

Carpenter

Foreman

Laborer

Farmer

34%

Housewife

34%

School teacher

34%

What Hamill family records will you find?

What is the average Hamill lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Hamill life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Hamill in 1943 was 18, and 77 in 2004.

Hamill Family History

Hamill Surname Meaning

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Hamill Surname Meaning

182,000 record(s) for Hamill

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Where is the Hamill family from?

What did your Hamill ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Hamill family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Hamill lifespan?

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