Hamill is a surname originally of Norman origin, a habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche France named from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagano, Old French ville ‘settlement’. In

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

hamel ‘mutilated scarred’. Irish (

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

): according to MacLysaght a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill ‘descendant of Ádhmall’ which he derives from ádhmall ‘active’.

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Aaron Hamill Aaron Hamill (born 20 August 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who is best known for his time at the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) when he briefly captained the club. He also played ...

(born 1977), Australian rules footballer * Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer * Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1912), Scottish footballer *

Billy Hamill William Gordon Hamill (born 23 May 1970, in California, United States) is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former Speedway World Champion, winning the title in 1996. Career Early career Hamill began junior speedway ...

(born 1970), American motorcycle speedway rider * Brendan Hamill (disambiguation), several people * Christine Hamill (1923–1956), English mathematician * Christopher Hamill (born 1958), better known as Limahl, lead singer of the 1980s English pop group Kajagoogoo *

Claire Hamill Josephine Claire Hamill (born 4 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with Wishbone Ash and Yes's Steve Howe. Life and career Claire Hamill was born in Port Clarence, County Durham ...

(born 1954), English singer-songwriter *

David Hamill David John Hamill (born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957) is a former Labor Queensland politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Develop ...

(born 1957), Queensland Australian Labor Party politician *

Desmond Hamill Desmond Goodlett Hamill (2 November 1936 – 9 April 2013) was a British television news reporter who was the chief foreign correspondent for ITN. Biography Desmond Goodlett Hamill was born on 2 November 1936 at 2 Gresham Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, ...

(1936–2013), British television reporter * Dorothy Hamill (born 1956), American figure skater *

Harry Hamill Henry Clay "Harry" Hamill (1879–1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and a co-founder of Rugby League in Australia. Born to parents William and Isabella Hamill at Redfern, New South Wales in 1879 ...

(1879–1947), Australian rugby footballer *

James A. Hamill James Alphonsus Hamill (March 30, 1877 – December 15, 1941) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician. He served as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1907 to 1913 and 12th district ...

(1877–1941), U.S. Representative from New Jersey *Jim Hamill, singer with

The Kingsmen The Kingsmen are a 1960s rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", which held the No. 2 spot on the ''Billboard'' charts for six weeks and ha ...

and the

Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was change ...

Jamie Hamill Jamie Hamill (born 29 July 1986 in Irvine) is a Scottish football player and coach who is the player/manager of Stranraer. Hamill is predominantly a right-back, although he has also played as a midfielder. Hamill has previously played for Kilmarn ...

(born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Joe Hamill Joseph Patrick Hamill (born 25 February 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer. He has played for Heart of Midlothian, Leicester City, Livingston, Queen of the South, Raith Rovers, Formartine United, Airdrieonians and Bonnyrigg Rose. ...

(born 1984), Scottish footballer *

John Hamill John Hamill (born 3 May 1947) is an English actor. He had previously attended the Elliott School, Putney from 1958 to 1962 before becoming a bodybuilder and one of Britain's most popular "physique models" in the late 1960s before turning to ac ...

(born 1947), English actor *

John Hamill (baseball) John Alexander Charles Hamill ( – ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played one season for the Washington Nationals of the American Association. Professional career Washington Nationals Hamill made his Major League debut on May 1, 1884 ...

(1860–1911), American baseball player * Kate Hamill, American actress and playwright *

Matt Hamill RIT Tigers Matthew Stanley Hamill (born October 5, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist and wrestler who has competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in w ...

(born 1976), American wrestler *

Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...

(born 1951), American actor * Mickey Hamill (1889–1943), Irish footballer * Pat Hamill (born 1950), Scottish footballer * Patrick Hamill (1817–1895), U.S. Representative from Maryland *

Pete Hamill Pete Hamill (born William Peter Hamill; June 24, 1935August 5, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. During his career as a New York City journalist, he was described as "the author of columns that sought to capture th ...

(1935–2020), American journalist and writer *

Peter J. Hamill Peter J. Hamill (c. 1885 – January 13, 1930) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1917 to his death. A native of Lower Manhattan, he was affiliated with Tammany Hall from an early age and became a Tammany H ...

(c. 1885–1930), American politician *

Red Hamill Robert George "Red" Hamill (January 11, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario – December 16, 1985) was a professional ice hockey player who played 418 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins. He won the S ...

(Robert George Hamill; 1917–1985), Canadian ice hockey player *

Rob Hamill Robert Miles Hamill (born 4 January 1964), also known as Robbie Hamill, is a former New Zealand rower and political candidate. He came to public attention when, in 1994, he won a silver medal in the World Rowing Championships. He went on to win ...

(born 1964), New Zealand rower and political candidate * Tommy Hamill (died 1996), Northern Irish footballer *

Zach Hamill Zachary Robert Hamill (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2. Hamill was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Bos ...

(born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player

Name history

* This surname Hamill is derived from the name of an ancestor.
the son of Hamel
; compare the local Hamilton,' the town of Hamil' (v. Town). From the same root as Hamo; v. Hammon and Hamlin..

Hamill Name Meaning

*Scottish (Lanarkshire): of Norman origin a habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche France named from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagano + Old French ville ‘settlement’. *The English (

): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English Old English hamel ‘mutilated scarred’.

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Hamill Name Meaning

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