Hamilton (name)

{{For|any other use|Hamilton (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} The name '''Hamilton''' probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England,<ref name=Reaney>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of English Surnames| author=P. H. Reaney| publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1997}}</ref><ref name=HH>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of Surnames|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsurn00patr|url-access=registration|author1=Patrick Hanks|author-link1=Patrick Hanks|author2=Flavia Hodges|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988|isbn=978-0-19-211592-8 }}</ref><ref name=Cottle>{{cite book|title=The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames|url=https://archive.org/details/penguindictionar00cott|url-access=registration|last=Cottle|first=Basil|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1978|isbn=978-0-14-051032-4 }}</ref> but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland.<ref name=Cottle/> The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445.<ref name=Dorward>{{cite book|title=Scottish Surnames|last=Dorward|first=David| publisher=Collins|year=1995}}</ref><ref name=Whyte>{{cite book|title=Scottish Surnames & Families|last=Whyte|first=Donald|publisher=Birlinn|year=1996}}</ref> Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town.<ref name=HH/><ref name=Dorward/>

==Scottish nobility== * Duke of Hamilton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Douglas-Hamilton, the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk * Duke of Abercorn, a title in the Peerage of Ireland, the dukes having the surname Hamilton * Earl of Haddington, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the earls having the surname Bailie-Hamilton * Lord Belhaven and Stenton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the lords having the surname Hamilton * Baron Hamilton (disambiguation) * Lord Hamilton (disambiguation) * Clan Hamilton

===Individuals=== * Hamilton (surname)

==People with the given name== *Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (1913–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat *Hamilton Basso (1904–1964), American writer *Hamilton Bohannon (1942–2020), American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, and record producer *Hamilton S. Burnett (1895–1973), justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court *Hamilton Camp (1934–2005), British actor *Hamilton Coolidge (1895-1918), American World War I flying ace *Hamilton Evangelista dos Santos (1931–2011), Brazilian footballer *Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros (born 1980), Brazilian-Togolese footballer, known as Hamílton *Hamilton Fish (disambiguation), several people *Hamilton Green (born 1934), prime minister of Guyana *Hamilton Harty (1879–1941), Irish composer *Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), American politician *Hamilton Lima e Silva (born 1960), Brazilian footballer *Hamilton Luske (1903–1968), American animator and film director *Hamilton Masakadza (born 1983), Zimbabwean cricketer *Hamilton Morris (born 1987), American journalist and pharmacologist *Hamilton Paul (1773–1854), Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer *Hámilton Ricard (born 1974), Colombian footballer *Hamilton Robinson (South Carolina politician), American politician *Hamilton Sabot (born 1987), French gymnast *Hamilton O. Smith (born 1931), American microbiologist *Hamilton Wanasinghe, general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1988 to 1991

=== People with the middle name === *Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905–1974), fourth president of Ireland and Fianna Fáil minister *James Hamilton Iain Kay (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician *James Hamilton Leithauser (born 1978), American musician who goes by Hamilton *Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão (born 1953), retired Brazilian Army general and vice president of Brazil * Frank Hamilton Talbot (1930–1994), Australian ichthyologist, former director of the Australian Museum * Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence, the 2nd husband of Anne, Princess Royal and a retired Royal Navy officer.

==Fictional characters==

*Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, character from ''To the Manor Born'' *Carl Hamilton (fictional character), spy created by Jan Guillou *Charles Hamilton, first husband of Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind'' *Melanie Hamilton, Scarlett O'Hara's sister-in-law from ''Gone with the Wind'' *Gil Hamilton, detective created by Larry Niven *Jack Hamilton, fictional character created by Philip K. Dick and found in the novel ''Eye in the Sky'' *Marcus Hamilton (Angel), a character from the TV series ''Angel'' *Professor Hamilton, Emil Hamilton, a supporting character from Superman comics *Hamilton Burger, the L.A. district attorney in the Perry Mason novels *Hamilton Fleming, a character from the short-lived TV series ''Young Americans'' *Hamilton Hocks, a stuffed pig character from ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' *Hamilton Porter, a character from ''The Sandlot'' *Mary Rose Hamilton, character in ''Lolita'' *Holly Hamilton played by Hilary Duff in ''The Perfect Man'' *Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards) in the MTV series, ''Awkward'' *Lacey Hamilton (Nikki DeLoach) in the MTV series, ''Awkward'' *Kevin Hamilton (Mike Faiola) in the MTV series, ''Awkward'' *Lisa Hamilton from the video game series, ''Dead or Alive'' *Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' *Hamilton Holt, character from ''The 39 Clues''

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==External links== * {{commons category-inline|Hamilton (surname)}}

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