From the historical and enchanting region of
Scotland emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Amill 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 Amill is a
nickname type of surname Anglicized from the Gaelic name O'hAdhmaill, which means active.
Early Origins of the Amill family
The surname Amill was first found in
Normandy, where Robert, Ranulph, Turstan and Savaric Hamel were recorded in 1180. From
Normandy they branched to
England in the wake of the Conquest. Shortly after their arrival in
England members of the family moved to
Scotland, and throughout the following centuries branches of this family were to remain in France as well as in their new homelands.
Early History of the Amill family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amill research.
Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1143, 1194, 1206, 1214, 1379, 1418, and 1497 are included under the topic Early Amill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Amill Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hamill, Hammill, Hamil, Hommill, Homill, Homil, Hammel, Hammell and many more.
Early Notables of the Amill family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Amill family to Ireland
Some of the Amill 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.
Migration of the Amill family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Amill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Tomas Amill, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Jaime Amill, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1827 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
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Citations
- ^ 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)