Hamil History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Hamil 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 Hamil family

The surname Hamil 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 Hamil family

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Hamil 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 Hamil 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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Hamil Ranking

In the United States, the name Hamil is the 12,043^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Hamil migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hamil Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Hamil, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1772
James Hamil settled Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1772

Hamil Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Hamil, who landed in America in 1805 4
Mary Hamil, who arrived in New York in 1845 4
Charles Hamil, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 4
Henry J Hamil, who arrived in Arkansas in 1888 4
John Hamil, who landed in Arkansas in 1896 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Hamil (post 1700) +

W. E. Hamil, American politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1924; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1932 5
Mrs. Don Hamil, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1960 5
David Alexander Hamil (b. 1908), American Republican politician, Member of Colorado State House of Representatives, 1939-40, 1951-56; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1951-56 5

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html