Hamill is a surname originally 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’.
In England (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 meaning ‘active’.
Red Hamill (Robert George Hamill; 1917–1985), Canadian ice hockey player
Rob Hamill (born 1964), New Zealand rower and political candidate
Tommy Hamill (died 1996), Northern Irish footballer
Zach Hamill (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
Name historyedit
This surname Hamill is derived from the name of an ancestor. '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 Meaningedit
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): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English Old English hamel ‘mutilated scarred’.
This page lists people with the surnameHamill. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
April 10, 2024
hamill, surname, originally, norman, origin, habitational, name, from, haineville, henneville, manche, france, named, from, ancient, germanic, personal, name, hagano, french, ville, settlement, england, lancashire, nickname, maimed, person, someone, with, dist. Hamill is a surname originally 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 In England 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 o hAdhmaill descendant of Adhmall which he derives from adhmall meaning active Contents 1 Notable people 2 Name history 3 Hamill Name Meaning 4 See also 5 ReferencesNotable people editAaron Hamill born 1977 Australian rules footballer Alex Hamill footballer born 1961 Scottish footballer Alex Hamill footballer born 1912 Scottish footballer Billy Hamill born 1970 American motorcycle speedway rider Brendan Hamill disambiguation several people Christine Hamill 1923 1956 English mathematician Christopher Hamill born 1958 better known as Limahl lead singer of the 1980s English pop group Kajagoogoo Claire Hamill born 1954 English singer songwriter David Hamill born 1957 Queensland Australian Labor Party politician Desmond Hamill 1936 2013 British television reporter Dorothy Hamill born 1956 American figure skater Harry Hamill 1879 1947 Australian rugby footballer James A Hamill 1877 1941 U S Representative from New Jersey Jim Hamill singer with The Kingsmen and the Oak Ridge Boys Jamie Hamill born 1986 Scottish footballer Joe Hamill born 1984 Scottish footballer John Hamill born 1947 English actor John Hamill baseball 1860 1911 American baseball player Kate Hamill American actress and playwright Matt Hamill born 1976 American wrestler Mark Hamill born 1951 American actor Mickey Hamill 1889 1943 Irish footballer Pat Hamill born 1950 Scottish footballer Patrick Hamill 1817 1895 U S Representative from Maryland Pete Hamill 1935 2020 American journalist and writer Peter J Hamill c 1885 1930 American politician Red Hamill Robert George Hamill 1917 1985 Canadian ice hockey player Rob Hamill born 1964 New Zealand rower and political candidate Tommy Hamill died 1996 Northern Irish footballer Zach Hamill born 1988 Canadian ice hockey playerName history editThis surname Hamill is derived from the name of an ancestor 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 editScottish 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 nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English Old English hamel mutilated scarred See also editHamel disambiguation Hamill film a biographical film about deaf wrestler Matt Hamill Hamill South Dakota a census designated place in the United States Hammill another spelling Hamilton name a related surnameReferences edit nbsp This page lists people with the surname Hamill If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamill amp oldid 1198348877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
