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The Hammill 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 Hammill family

The surname Hammill 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 Hammill family

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Hammill 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 Hammill 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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Hammill migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hammill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Hammill, aged 23, who arrived in New York in 1812 3
Patrick Hammill, who landed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1816 3
George Hammill, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 3
Owen Hammill, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3
Pat Hammill, aged 21, who arrived in New York in 1854 3

Hammill migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hammill Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Ann Hammill, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the brig "Silestria" from Belfast, Ireland

Hammill migration to Australia +

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

Hammill Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Edward Hammill, (b. 1812), aged 26, Irish labourer who was convicted in Armagh, Ireland for 7 years for coining, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 11th May 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
Mr. William Hammill, British Convict who was convicted in Coventry, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Dudbrook" on 17th November 1852, arriving in Western Australia 5
Mr. Anthony Hammill, (b. 1809), aged 45, Cornish farm labourer, from Redruth, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lady Ann" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 29th September 1854 6
Mrs. Mary Hammill, (b. 1819), aged 35, Cornish settler, from Ludgvan, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lady Ann" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 29th September 1854 6
Mr. Richard Hammill, (b. 1832), aged 46, Cornish gardener travelling aboard the ship "La Hogue" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 21st October 1878 7
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Hammill 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:

Hammill Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Hammill, (b. 1855), aged 21, Cornish blacksmith departing on 14th April 1876 aboard the ship "Camperdown" going to Marlborough, New Zealand arriving in port on 4th July 1876 8
Mr. David Hammill, (b. 1858), aged 19, Cornish farm labourer departing on 19th November 1877 aboard the ship "Piako" going to Bluff or Otago, New Zealand arriving in port on 5th February 1878 8
Mrs. Grace Hammill, (b. 1857), aged 20, Cornish settler departing on 19th November 1877 aboard the ship "Piako" going to Bluff or Otago, New Zealand arriving in port on 5th February 1878 8
Mr. James Hammill, (b. 1855), aged 23, Cornish farm labourer departing on 29th October 1878 aboard the ship "Western Monarch" going to Bluff or Otago, New Zealand arriving in port on 26th February 1879 8
Mr. James Hammill, (b. 1855), aged 23, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Western Monarch" arriving in New Zealand in 1879 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Hammill (post 1700) +

John Hammill (1875-1936), American politician, 24th Governor of Iowa (1925-1931), 25th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1921-1925), Member of the Iowa Senate (1908-1913)
Caleb Wild Hammill (1863-1921), American co-founder of the banking investment firm of Shearson, Hammill & Co. in 1912
Thomas J. Hammill, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 19th District, 1962 10
John Hammill (1875-1936), American Republican politician, Member of Iowa State Senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of Iowa, 1925-31; Candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1930 10
John Hammill, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in SAINT Helens, 1884-98 10
Frank H. Hammill (1857-1922), American Republican politician, Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1915-19; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1916 10
Mrs. Dan B. Hammill, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956 10
J. Eric Hammill (b. 1932), Canadian farmer and former politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Borden-Kinkora (1996-2003)
Adam James Hammill (b. 1988), English footballer
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (b. 1948), English singer, songwriter and founding member of Van der Graaf Generator

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.
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 24th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 23rd July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dudbrook
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1850_59.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 19). Emigrants to Australia NSW 1860 -88 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/nsw_passenger_lists_1860_88.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to other ports, 1872 - 84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html