# Hamill

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'''Hamill''' is a surname originally of Norman origin, a habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in [Manche France](/source/Manche) named from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagano, Old French ville ‘settlement’.

In [England](/source/England) ([Lancashire](/source/Lancashire)): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English [Old English](/source/Old_English) hamel ‘mutilated scarred’.

Irish ([Ulster](/source/Ulster)): according to MacLysaght a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic [Ó hÁdhmaill](/source/%C3%93_h%C3%81dhmaill) ‘descendant of Ádhmall’ which he derives from ádhmall meaning ‘active’.

== Notable people ==
*[Aaron Hamill](/source/Aaron_Hamill) (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
*[Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1961)](/source/Alex_Hamill_(footballer%2C_born_1961)), Scottish footballer
*[Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1912)](/source/Alex_Hamill_(footballer%2C_born_1912)), Scottish footballer
*[Billy Hamill](/source/Billy_Hamill) (born 1970), American motorcycle speedway rider
*[Brendan Hamill (disambiguation)](/source/Brendan_Hamill_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Christine Hamill](/source/Christine_Hamill) (1923–1956), English mathematician
*[Christopher Hamill](/source/Christopher_Hamill) (born 1958), better known as Limahl, lead singer of the 1980s English pop group Kajagoogoo
*[Claire Hamill](/source/Claire_Hamill) (born 1954), English singer-songwriter
*[David Hamill](/source/David_Hamill) (born 1957), Queensland Australian Labor Party politician
*[Desmond Hamill](/source/Desmond_Hamill) (1936–2013), British television reporter
*[Dorothy Hamill](/source/Dorothy_Hamill) (born 1956), American figure skater
*[Harry Hamill](/source/Harry_Hamill) (1879–1947), Australian rugby footballer
*[James A. Hamill](/source/James_A._Hamill) (1877–1941), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
*[Jamie Hamill](/source/Jamie_Hamill) (born 1986), Scottish footballer
*[Joe Hamill](/source/Joe_Hamill) (born 1984), Scottish footballer
*[John Hamill](/source/John_Hamill) (born 1947), English actor
*[John Hamill (baseball)](/source/John_Hamill_(baseball)) (1860–1911), American baseball player
*[Kate Hamill](/source/Kate_Hamill), American actress and playwright
*[Matt Hamill](/source/Matt_Hamill) (born 1976), American wrestler
*[Mark Hamill](/source/Mark_Hamill) (born 1951), American actor
*[Mickey Hamill](/source/Mickey_Hamill) (1889–1943), Irish footballer
*[Pat Hamill](/source/Pat_Hamill) (born 1950), Scottish footballer
*[Patrick Hamill](/source/Patrick_Hamill) (1817–1895), U.S. Representative from Maryland
*[Pete Hamill](/source/Pete_Hamill) (1935–2020), American journalist and writer
*[Peter J. Hamill](/source/Peter_J._Hamill) (c. 1885–1930), American politician
*[Red Hamill](/source/Red_Hamill) (Robert George Hamill; 1917–1985), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Rob Hamill](/source/Rob_Hamill) (born 1964), New Zealand rower and political candidate
*[Tommy Hamill](/source/Tommy_Hamill) (died 1996), Northern Irish footballer
*[Zach Hamill](/source/Zach_Hamill) (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player

==Name history==
* This surname [Hamill](/source/Hamill) is derived from the name of an ancestor. '[https://forebears.io/surnames/hamill#meaning the son of Hamel]'; compare the local Hamilton,' the town of Hamil' (v. Town). From the same root as Hamo; v. Hammon and Hamlin..

== Hamill Name 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’.
*The English ([Lancashire](/source/Lancashire)): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English Old English hamel ‘mutilated scarred’.

==See also==
*[Hamel (disambiguation)](/source/Hamel_(disambiguation))
*[''Hamill'' (film)](/source/Hamill_(film)), a biographical film about deaf wrestler Matt Hamill
*[Hamill, South Dakota](/source/Hamill%2C_South_Dakota), a census-designated place in the United States
*[Hammill](/source/Hammill), another spelling
*[Hamilton (name)](/source/Hamilton_(name)), a related surname

==References==
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Category:Surnames
Category:Surnames of Irish origin
Category:English-language surnames
Category:Surnames of Scottish origin
Category:Surnames of Norman origin
Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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