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Hamill History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Hamill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
Scotland
England

From the historical and enchanting region of Scotland emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Hamill family. Originally, the Scottish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Scotland is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Hamill is a nickname type of surname Anglicized from the Gaelic name O'hAdhmaill, which means active.

Early Origins of the Hamill family

The surname Hamill was first found in Normandy, where Robert, Ranulph, Turstan and Savaric Hamel were recorded in 1180. 1 The Saxon, Aldan Hamel was listed in the source Old English Bynames c. 1055 and later, Gregory Hamel was listed in Yorkshire, England c. 1170. 2

One of the first records of the family in Scotland was "William de Hameville [who] witnessed a confirmation charter of the fishery of Torduf between 1194-1211. As William de Heneuile or de Heyneuile he appears as witness in two Annandale charters by William Bruce, between 1194-1214, and in a resignation by Dunegal, son of Udard within the same period. In the reign of William the Lion, Walter de Hamule settled in Lothian where he obtained lands. He made a grant to the Abbey of Newbattle, Alan Homel perambulated the lands of Rath, c. 1206. Andreas Homyl was bailie of Roxburgh c. 1338, and John Homyl acted as bailie for Sir John Montgomery in 1413. John Homil or Homel was juror in an inquiry respecting right to muir ground at Irvine, 1417. Another John Homyll was appointed Master of the Grammar School of Aberdeen, 1418. Robert de Hommyl had a charter of Roughwood, Ayrshire, and confirmation of previous and older grants to his family in 1452, and Hugh Hanunill of Roughwood went to Ireland with Montgomery of Ards." 3

Early History of the Hamill family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hamill research. Another 231 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1143, 1194, 1206, 1214, 1379, 1418, 1482, 1487, 1497, 1514, 1527, 1548, 1550, 1606, 1620, 1648, 1671, 1678 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hamill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hamill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hamill, Hammill, Hamil, Hommill, Homill, Homil, Hammel, Hammell and many more.

Early Notables of the Hamill family

Notable among the family at this time was

Sir John Hamill of Kippane...
In 1497 Alexander Hamill was the King's Tailor, and Sir John Hamill was a Judge in Kippane3...

Hamill Ranking

In the United States, the name Hamill is the 5,273^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Hamill family to Ireland

Some of the Hamill family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 91 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hamill migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hamill Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alexander Hamill, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1773

Hamill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Archibald Hamill, who arrived in America in 1810 5
Francis Hamill, who settled in Georgia in 1820
Roderick Hamill, aged 28, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1825 5
Samuel Hamill, aged 30, who landed in Missouri in 1840 5
Patrick Hamill, who arrived in New York in 1840 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hamill migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hamill Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Henry Hamill, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the schooner "Sarah" from Belfast, Ireland
James Hamill, aged 17, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the schooner "Sarah" from Belfast, Ireland

Hamill migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hamill Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Hamill, British convict who was convicted in Kingston, Jamaica for 14 years, transported aboard the "David Clarke" on 3rd June 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6

Hamill migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hamill Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Hamill, aged 39, a baker, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen of Nations" in 1874
Jane Hamill, aged 33, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen of Nations" in 1874
John Hamill, aged 9, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen of Nations" in 1874
James Hamill, aged 7, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen of Nations" in 1874
Eliza Hamill, aged 4, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen of Nations" in 1874
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hamill (post 1700) +

Mark Hamill (b. 1951), American actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy and in later films 7
William Peter "Pete" Hamill Jr. (b. 1935), American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor
Patrick Hamill (1817-1895), American judge and politician, U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1869-1871)
Dorothy Hamill (b. 1956), American figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and world champion in 1976
Peter J. Hamill (1886-1930), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1916-30 8
Patrick Hamill (1817-1895), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates, 1843-44; State Court Judge in Maryland, 1854-69; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1869-71 8
John F. Hamill, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 36th District, 1922 8
John Hamill, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 8th District, 1873-75 8
James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Hudson County, 1902-05; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 8
Gilmore S. Hamill, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1884, 1908, 1912 8
... (Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hamill family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Alexander Hamill, Irish Stoker 1st Class from County Antrim, Ireland, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 9

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-clarke
Mark Hamill. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Mark Hamill. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hamill
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html

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