The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445. Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town.
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
People with the surname
Names borne by several notable people
- Adam Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Alexander Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Alex Hamilton)
- Archibald Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Archie Hamilton)
- Andrew Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Andy Hamilton)
- Ann Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Anne Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Anthony Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Barbara Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Bob Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Brian Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Carl Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Charles Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Claud Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Clayton Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Curtis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Daniel Hamilton (disambiguation)
- David Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Dave Hamilton and Davey Hamilton)
- Diana Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Don Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Doug Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Douglas Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Duncan Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Edward Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Ed Hamilton)
- Elizabeth Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Eric Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Francis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Frank Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Fred Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Frederick Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gary Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gavin Hamilton (disambiguation)
- George Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gerald Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gordon Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Grace Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gustavus Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Henry Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Hugh Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Hugo Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Iain Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Ian Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jack Hamilton (disambiguation)
- James Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jamie Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jane Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jim Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jeff Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Jeffrey Hamilton)
- Jo Hamilton (disambiguation)
- John Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Joseph Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Joe Hamilton, Jody Hamilton, and Joey Hamilton)
- Justin Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Keith Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Kyle Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lee Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lewis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lynn Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Malcolm Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Margaret Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Mark Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Mary Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Matt Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Michael Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Mike Hamilton)
- Neil Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Nigel Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Patrick Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Paul Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Peter Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Pete Hamilton)
- Raymond Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Ray Hamilton)
- Reginald Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Reggie Hamilton and Reg Hamilton)
- Richard Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Rick Hamilton)
- Robert Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Bob Hamilton and Bobby Hamilton)
- Russ Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Scott Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Steve Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Steven Hamilton or Stephen Hamilton)
- Sue Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Thomas Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Tom Hamilton)
- Tim Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Wendy Hamilton (disambiguation)
- William Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Bill Hamilton, Billy Hamilton and Willie Hamilton)
Individuals
- A. E. Hamilton (1873–1962), South Australian company director
- Aaron Hamilton, Australian cricket coach
- Al Hamilton (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940), Scottish nobleman and sailor.
- Alfred Starr Hamilton (1914–2005), U.S. poet
- Alice Hamilton (1869–1970), U.S. medical researcher
- Allen Hamilton (1798–1864), founding father of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Alvin Hamilton (1912–2004), Canadian politician
- Alwyn Hamilton, author of Rebel of the Sands
- Amanda Hamilton, Scottish nutritionist and television presenter
- Andrea Hamilton, Peruvian fine-art photographer
- Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
- Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938–2010), Scottish nobleman
- Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Anitra Hamilton, American politician
- Anna Hamilton (1864–1935), French medical doctor
- Anna Sanborn Hamilton (1848-1927), co-founder, president, League of American Pen Women
- Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (1631–1716), Scottish noblewoman
- Antoine Hamilton (1646–1720), French classical author
- Antony Hamilton (1952–1995), Australian actor
- Argus Hamilton, U.S. comedian
- Arnie Hamilton (born 1948), Canadian politician
- Arthur Hamilton, U.S. songwriter ("Cry Me a River")
- Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton (born 1942), Scottish judge
- Ashley Hamilton (born 1974), U.S. actor
- Augustus Hamilton (1853–1913), English/New Zealand biologist and ethnologist
- Ben Hamilton (born 1977), U.S. football player
- Bernie Hamilton (1928–2008), U.S. actor
- Bethany Hamilton (born 1990), U.S. surfer
- Bettina Hamilton, Australian film producer, producer of 2022 film Monolith
- Betty Hamilton (1904–1994), British Trotskyist
- Björn Hamilton (born 1945), Swedish politician
- Blayney Hamilton (1872–1946), Irish cricketer
- Brutus Hamilton (1900–1970), U.S. athlete
- Bryan Hamilton (born 1946), Northern Irish football player
- Bryce Hamilton (born 2000), American basketball player
- Caleb Hamilton (born 1995), American baseball player
- Carolyn Hamilton, England barrister who specialises in children's rights
- Carolyn Hamilton (historian), South Africa anthropologist and historian
- Carrick Hamilton, Scottish footballer
- Carrie Hamilton (1963–2002), U.S. actress
- Chico Hamilton (1921–2013), U.S. jazz band leader
- Christine Hamilton (born 1949), English television personality, wife of former MP Neil Hamilton
- Chuck Hamilton (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player
- Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952), English actress and writer
- Clark Hamilton, U.S. politician
- Clive Hamilton, Australian Professor of Public Ethics
- Clyde H. Hamilton (1934–2010), American judge
- Constance Hamilton (1862–1945), Canadian politician
- Cornelius S. Hamilton (1821–1867), U.S. politician
- Cosmo Hamilton (1870–1942), English playwright and novelist
- Craig Hamilton (born 1979), Scottish rugby union player
- Cuthbert Hamilton (1885–1959), British artist
- Cyril Hamilton (1909–1941), English cricketer
- DaeSean Hamilton (born 1995), American football player
- Dana Hamilton (born 1950), U.S. hammered dulcimer player
- Dale E. Hamilton (1909–2002), U.S. collegiate coach
- Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player
- Darryl Hamilton (1964–2015), U.S. baseball player
- DaVon Hamilton (born 1997), American football player
- Dennis Hamilton (1944–2012), U.S. basketball player
- Derrick Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. football player
- Derrick Hamilton (basketball) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Des Hamilton (born 1976), English footballer
- Diane Hamilton (1924–1991), U.S. heiress; founder of Tradition Records
- Dianne Hamilton (1934–2021), American politician
- Donald Hamilton (1916–2006), U.S. writer
- Donald Cameron Hamilton (1883–1925), New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer
- Doreen Hamilton (1951–2022), Canadian politician
- Dougie Hamilton (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Eamon Hamilton, musician
- Earl Hamilton (1891–1968), U.S. baseball player
- Earl J. Hamilton (1899–1989), U.S. historian
- Edith Hamilton (1867–1963), U.S. writer
- Eliza Hamilton Holly (1799–1859), daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
- Edmond Hamilton, U.S. sci-fi writer
- Emily Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- Emma, Lady Hamilton (1761–1815), mistress of Lord Nelson
- Erin Hamilton (born 1968), U.S. singer
- Lord Ernest Hamilton (1858–1939), British politician
- Eugene Hamilton (1910–2005), U.S. obstetrician, writer, and medical researcher
- Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845–1907), English poet
- Fabian Hamilton (born 1955), British politician
- Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton (born 1985), Swedish-French fashion model
- Finley Hamilton (1886–1940), U.S. politician
- Forrest Hamilton (1931–2021), American basketball player
- Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton (1866–1918), U.S. theologian; Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Frederic C. Hamilton (1927–2016), U.S. oilman and philanthropist
- Gary Hamilton (footballer born 1980), footballer from Northern Ireland
- Gary Hamilton (footballer born 1965), Scottish former footballer
- Gay Hamilton (born 1943), Scottish actress
- Gene Hamilton (1910–2000), American radio announcer
- Gene Hamilton, U.S. mountain bike racer
- Geoff Hamilton (1936–1996), British gardener and broadcaster
- Gilbert Van Tassel Hamilton (1877–1943), U.S. physician and writer
- Gustav Hamilton (late 1650s – 1691), Anglo-Irish governor of Enniskillen
- Guy Hamilton (1922–2016), English film director
- Hamilton Hamilton (1847–1928) English born, American painter
- Hans Hamilton (c. 1758 – 1822), Anglo-Irish politician
- Hans Hamilton, 4th Baron HolmPatrick (born 1955), British politician
- Harley Hamilton (conductor) (1861–1933), U.S. conductor, composer and violinist
- Harold P. Hamilton (1924–2003), U.S. college president and state government official
- Harry Hamilton (born 1962), U.S. football player.
- Lady Henrietta Hamilton (1780–1857), painter; wife of Sir Charles Hamilton
- Holly Hamilton, British journalist and presenter
- Homer Hamilton (1913–1997), Canadian politician
- Hubert Hamilton (1861–1914), British general
- Ion Hamilton, 1st Baron HolmPatrick (1839–1898), Anglo-Irish politician
- Isaac Hamilton (born 1994), U.S. basketball player
- Isaac Miller Hamilton (1864–1952), U.S. banker and politician
- Jacinta Hamilton (born 1983), Australian basketball player
- Jack Hamilton (sports executive) (1886–1976), Canadian ice hockey and multi-sport executive
- Jackie Hamilton (1937–2003), British comedian
- Jackie Hamilton (1925–1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jan Hamilton (born 1964), first officer in the British Army to complete gender reassignment from male to female
- Jane Hamilton-Merritt (born 1947), American photojournalist
- Janet Hamilton (1795–1873), Scottish poet
- Jon Hamilton, American radio science correspondent
- Jordan Hamilton (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Jordan Hamilton (soccer), Canadian soccer forward
- José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943–2009), Argentine writer
- Josh Hamilton (actor) (born 1969), U.S. actor
- Josh Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. baseball player
- Judith Hamilton, Canadian theatre director
- Julian Hamilton (born 1976), Australian musician
- Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (1905–1990), Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II
- Kelly Hamilton (born 1949), American military pilot
- Kevan Hamilton (1934–2017), Australian rules footballer
- Kenneth Hamilton Scottish pianist
- Kim Hamilton (1932–2013), U.S. actress
- Kipp Hamilton (1935–1981), U.S. actress
- LaDarius Hamilton (born 1998), American football player
- Laird Hamilton (born 1964), U.S. big-wave surfer
- Lance Hamilton (born 1973), New Zealand cricketer
- Larry Hamilton (1931–1996), U.S. professional wrestler
- Larry Hamilton (musician) (1951–2011), American blues and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
- Laurell K. Hamilton, U.S. writer
- Laurentine Hamilton (1826–1882), U.S. cleric
- Leonard Hamilton (born 1948), U.S. basketball coach
- Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), British Formula One driver
- Lewis Hamilton (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
- Lillias Hamilton (1858–1925), English doctor and author
- Linda Hamilton (born 1956), U.S. actress
- Lisa Gay Hamilton, U.S. actress
- Lloyd Hamilton (1891–1935), U.S. silent film actor
- Lloyd Andrews Hamilton (1894–1918), American World War I flying ace
- Lois Hamilton (1943–1999), U.S. model, author, actress, artist and aviator
- Lucas Hamilton (born 1996), Australian cyclist
- Lucy Hamilton (also known as China Burg), member of the No Wave band Mars
- Lyn Hamilton, Canadian author of archaeological mystery novels
- Lynell Hamilton (born 1985), U.S. football player
- Lynley Hamilton, Australian cricketer
- Lynne Hamilton, British singer, Evangelist minister
- Mahlon Hamilton (1880–1960), U.S. actor
- Malyk Hamilton (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
- Marc Hamilton (1944–2022), French Canadian singer from Quebec
- Marci Hamilton, U.S. constitutional law scholar
- Marcus Hamilton (American football) (born 1984), U.S. football player
- Marguerite Hamilton (died 1998), U.S. author
- Marvin Hamilton (born 1988), English footballer
- Masha Hamilton, author and journalist
- Maximilian Reichsgraf von Hamilton (1714–1776), prince bishop of Olmütz
- Max Hamilton (1912–1988), German-born British medical statistician
- Melinda Page Hamilton, U.S. actress
- Melissa Hamilton (born 1989), Northern Irish ballet dancer
- Michelle Hamilton (born 1948), U.S. Playboy Playmate, model
- Milo Hamilton (1927–2015), U.S. sportscaster
- Milton H. Hamilton, Jr (1932–2008), U.S. politician; former majority leader in the Tennessee State Senate
- Morgan C. Hamilton (1809–1893), U.S. politician
- Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), U.S. actor
- Natasha Hamilton (born 1982), English singer and member of Atomic Kitten
- Nick Hamilton (born 1959), U.S. professional wrestling referee
- Norman R. Hamilton (1877–1964), U.S. politician
- Normani Hamilton (born 1996), U.S. singer professionally known as Normani
- Page Hamilton (born 1960), U.S. guitarist, singer and record producer
- Paris Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. football player
- Patricia Hamilton (1937–2023), Canadian actress
- Paula Hamilton (born 1960), British model
- Paulette Hamilton (born 1962/1963), British politician
- Pauline Kruger Hamilton (1870–1919), U.S. photographer
- Peggy-Kay Hamilton (1922–1959), U.S. geologist
- Pep Hamilton, U.S. football coach
- Philip Hamilton (1782–1801), son of Alexander Hamilton, dueling fatality
- Philip Hamilton II (1802–1884), American lawyer and son of Alexander Hamilton
- Phillip Hamilton (born 1961), U.S. writer
- Philippe Hamilton-Rollings (born 1993), Ukrainian football player
- Priscilla Hamilton (born 1988), American singer and songwriter known professionally as Muni Long
- Pierpont M. Hamilton (1898–1982), United States Army Air Forces officer
- R. H. Hamilton, U.S. sportsman; first head coach of the Baylor College football program from 1899 to 1900
- Ralph Hamilton (1921–1993), U.S. professional basketball player
- Remy Hamilton (born 1974), U.S. football player
- Robin Hamilton, U.S. politician
- Roland Hamilton (1886–1953), British politician
- Ronald Hamilton, American tenor
- Ronnie Hamilton (born 1945), Scottish footballer
- Rosalea Hamilton, Jamaican academic, trade policy specialist
- Roy Hamilton (1929–1969), American singer
- Roy "Royalty" Hamilton (born 1980) U.S. songwriter
- Roy Hamilton (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player and sports television producer
- Ruth Hamilton (1898–2008), U.S. radio talk show host and politician
- Saskia Hamilton (1967–2023), American poet, editor, professor and university administrator
- Schuyler Hamilton, (1822–1903), U.S. soldier
- Sean Hamilton US radio host
- Shaun Dion Hamilton (born 1995), American football player
- Simon Hamilton, Northern Ireland politician
- Suzanna Hamilton (born 1960), English actress
- Suzy Favor-Hamilton (born 1968), U.S. middle-distance runner
- Tang Hamilton (born 1978), U.S. basketball player
- Todd Hamilton, U.S. professional golfer
- Trevor Hamilton (born 1982), Northern Irish murderer
- Tova Hamilton, Jamaican politician
- Tyler Hamilton (born 1971), U.S. professional road bicycle racer
- Tyler Hamilton (reporter) (born 1970), Canadian reporter
- Venson Hamilton (born 1977), U.S.-Spanish basketball player
- Victoria Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- W. D. Hamilton (1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist
- W. O. Hamilton, U.S. athletics coach
- Walter Alfred Hamilton (1863–1955), Australian politician
- Walter Kerr Hamilton (1808–1869), Anglican Bishop of Salisbury
- Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton (1856–1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Wes Hamilton (born 1953), U.S. football player
- Wilbur H. Hamilton (1909–1964), American businessman and politician
- William Peter Hamilton (1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor
- Willoughby Hamilton (1864–1943), Irish tennis player
- Zendon Hamilton (born 1975), U.S. basketball player
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 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
- 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
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
- Hamilton Hamilton played by Hannah Miranda in The Adventures of Hamilton, Danger Dog
- 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
References
- P. H. Reaney (1997). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.
- ^ Cottle, Basil (1978). The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051032-4.
- ^ Dorward, David (1995). Scottish Surnames. Collins.
- Whyte, Donald (1996). Scottish Surnames & Families. Birlinn.
External links
Media related to Hamilton (surname) at Wikimedia Commons
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