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Origins Available:
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France

The Hamlin surname comes from an Old French word "hamel," which meant "homestead." It was likely first used as a name to describe someone who lived at a farm on the outskirts of a main town, or for someone that lived in a small village. 1

Early Origins of the Hamlin family

The surname Hamlin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat at Désert, Fougeroux, and St.-Etienne.

The name was first found in Normandy with Guillaume in 1066, and again with Richard in 1116. 2

They branched to the west at Bottelière in Brittany (French: Bretagne), and to the east to Artois where they held a family seat in Bellenglise, to St.-Rémy in Champagne where they were elevated to the Counts du Hamel. They also branched to Holland at Arnhem and Bois-le-duc. At Désert in Normandy they were elevated to the nobility in 1598. Many of the estates and titles were lost during the French Revolution which started in 1789.

Early History of the Hamlin family

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Hamlin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hamel, Hamell, Hamil, Hamill, Hammel, Hammell, Hammil, Hammill, Hamelin, Hamlin, du Hamel, du Hamell, duHamil, du Hamill, du Hammel, du Hammell, du Hammil and many more.

Early Notables of the Hamlin family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Jean-Baptiste (Du Hamel, Duhamel or du Hamel) (1624-1706), a notable French cleric and natural philosopher and the first secretary of the Academie Royale...
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Hamlin Ranking

In the United States, the name Hamlin is the 1,625^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 3

Hamlin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hamlin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Hamlin, who landed in Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1639 4
Margarett Hamlin, who landed in Virginia in 1653 4
Phillipp Hamlin, who landed in Virginia in 1653 4
James, Joyce, Margaret, Phillip, Hamlin, who all, who settled in Virginia in 1653
Giles Hamlin, who landed in Connecticut in 1654 4
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Hamlin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert Hamlin, who arrived in New York in 1840 4
James M Hamlin, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 4
Patrick and Thomas Hamlin, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1852
James S Hamlin, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 4
Thomas Hamlin, who landed in Colorado in 1884 4
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Hamlin migration to Australia +

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

Hamlin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Hamlin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Admiral" in 1838 5
Jane Hamlin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Admiral" in 1838 5
G. Hamlin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Posthumous" in 1849 6
Mary Hamlin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Andromache" in 1850 7

Hamlin 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:

Hamlin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Ebenezer Hamlin, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Edward Hamlin, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Fredk Hamlin, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
James Hamlin, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Job Hamlin, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hamlin (post 1700) +

Damar Romeyelle Hamlin (b. 1998), American NFL football safety for the Buffalo Bills who suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle during a Monday Night Football game on January 2, 2023
Erin Mullady Hamlin (b. 1986), American four-time Olympian and the first female American luger to medal at any Winter Olympics
Willard W. Hamlin, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 20th District, 1923-26 8
Walcott Hamlin, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1892; Prohibition Candidate for Massachusetts State Attorney General, 1898 8
Thurman Jerome Hamlin, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1974, 1978, 1986; Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1976, 1980 8
W. Seward Hamlin, American Republican politician, Chair of Schenectady County Republican Party, 1927-29; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932 8
Thomas T. Hamlin, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 7th District, 1858-59 8
Stella Hamlin, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1929 8
Simon Moulton Hamlin (1866-1939), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of South Portland, Maine, 1933-34; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1935-37; Defeated, 1936 8
Roy Hamlin (b. 1890), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Marion County, 1933-60; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1950 8
... (Another 67 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
"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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ROYAL ADMIRAL 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838RoyalAdmiral.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The POSTHUMOUS 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Posthumous.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ANDROMACHE 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Andromache.gif
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html