Hamill

English

Alternative forms

• Hammill

Etymology

Of multiple origins, but chiefly a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁdhmaill (“descendant of Ádhmall”), a nickname from ádhmall (“active”).

Proper noun

Hamill (countable and uncountable, plural Hamills)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A census-designated place in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hamill is the 5954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5781 individuals. Hamill is most common among White (92.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.

Anagrams

• millah