Hamilton Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Hamilton

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Hamilton history with Hamilton Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Hamilton
Surname Notables
Clan Badge of Hamilton

Septs of Hamilton

About Family Crests

Hamilton Products

Origin Displayed: Scottish

Where did the Scottish Hamilton family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Hamilton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Hamilton family name, was a Norman name that came to Scotland from England. It is thought to derive from the village of Hamilton or Hameldune near Barkby in the county of Leicestershire. The village name comes from the Old English elements "hamel," which means "blunt," "flat-topped," or "crooked," and "dun," which means hill. There is a town of Hamilton near Glasgow, which took its name from the family, but may in turn have spawned more instances of the surname.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hamilton, Hamelton, Hameldon, Hamildon, Hamylton, Hambleton and many more.

First found in Renfrewshire, where they were granted lands by King Robert the Bruce of Scotland.

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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes:

Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
Known spelling variations
Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
First settlers to North America
Notable contemporary bearers of the name
A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: David Hamilton settled in Boston in 1651.

For more information on the last name Hamilton, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Hamilton

Celena (Lena) Jane Russell Smith (also Hamilton), Her Ancestors, Descendants, and Collateral Kinsmen by Matthew Lee McHugh and Celena Russell Smith McHugh.
Hamilton Kin of Martha M.
Tucker by Duard Arnold Tucker.

Some noteworthy people of the name Hamilton

Tyler Hamilton (b. 1971), American professional road bicycle racer
Bobby Hamilton (1958-2007), American NASCAR driver who won the 2001 Talladega 500
Major General Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (1898-1982), American Army Air Forces officer awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), American (Nevis born) Revolutionary War Figure and politician, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795)
Sir William Hamilton (1788-1856), Scottish philosopher
Leopoldo Escudero Hamilton (b. 1922), Mexican mechanical engineer
Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962), English playwright and novelist
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1855), Irish Astronomer and mathematician
Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), British diplomat and archaeologist, ambassador to Naples (1764-1800)
General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton GCB, GCMG, DSO, TD (1853-1947), General in the British Army and is most notably known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
Sir Charles "Bill" Hamilton (1899-1978), New Zealand Engineer, who developed the modern jet boat

Hamilton Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Hamilton
Hambilton, Hambleton, Hameldon, Hamelton, Hamildon, Hamilton, Hammeldon, Hammelton, Hammildon, Hammilton, Hammylton, Hamultun, Hamylton, Hembleton, Hemeldon, Hemelton, Hemildon, Hemilton, Hemylton and more.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Hamilton family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Hamilton coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Hamilton genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Hamilton Family Crest Products

Anniversary

Anniversary products for the name Hamilton.

Apparel

Apparel featuring the family crest for the surname Hamilton.

Armorial histories

Armorial histories for the name Hamilton.

Ceramics

Ceramics proudly displaying the Hamilton family crest.

Clan Badges

Clan Badges for the name Hamilton.

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Hamilton.

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Downloads emphasing the Hamilton family crest.

Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Hamilton.

Family Tree

Family Tree for the Hamilton family crest.

Hand Painted Plaques

Hand Painted Plaques displaying the Hamilton family crest.

Keychains

Keychains revealing the family crest for the surname Hamilton.

Mouse pads

Mouse pads featuring the family crest for the surname Hamilton.

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Packages

Packages featuring the family crest for the surname Hamilton.

Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames proudly displaying the Hamilton coat of arms.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Hamilton.

Symbolism

Symbolism with a Hamilton family crest.

Travel Mugs

Travel Mugs proudly displaying the Hamilton family crest.

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The Hamilton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hamilton Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.