Hampton

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Variously from:

Old English hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town);
Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town).^[1]

The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.

Hampton

Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
1. A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).
2. A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
3. A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
A number of places in the United States:
1. A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas.
2. A town in Connecticut.
3. A city in Florida.
4. A city in Georgia.
5. A village in Illinois.
6. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Iowa.
7. A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota.
8. A hamlet in Missouri.
9. A village in Nebraska.
10. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
11. A borough of New Jersey.
12. An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York.
13. A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.
14. A city in Virginia.
15. A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.
Places in Canada:
1. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
2. A town in Kings County, New Brunswick.
3. A community in Nova Scotia.
4. A community in Prince Edward Island.
Places in Australia:
1. A town in Queensland.
2. A town in Victoria.