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The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, [1] [2] but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. [2] The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445. [3] [4] Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town. [5] [3]
Scottish nobility
- Duke of Hamilton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland
- Douglas-Hamilton, the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk
- Duke of Abercorn, a title in the Peerage of Ireland, the dukes having the surname Hamilton
- Earl of Haddington, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the earls having the surname Bailie-Hamilton
- Lord Belhaven and Stenton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the lords having the surname Hamilton
- Baron Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lord Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Clan Hamilton
People with the surname
Names borne by several notable people
- Adam Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Alexander Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Alex Hamilton)
- Archibald Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Archie Hamilton)
- Andrew Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Andy Hamilton)
- Ann Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Anne Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Anthony Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Barbara Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Bob Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Brian Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Carl Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Carolyn Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Charles Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Claud Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Clayton Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Curtis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Daniel Hamilton (disambiguation)
- David Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Dave Hamilton and Davey Hamilton)
- Diana Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Don Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Doug Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Douglas Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Duncan Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Edward Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Ed Hamilton)
- Elizabeth Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Eric Hamilton
- Francis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Frank Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Fred Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Frederick Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gary Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gavin Hamilton (disambiguation)
- George Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gerald Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gordon Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Grace Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gustavus Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Henry Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Hugh Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Hugo Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Iain Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Ian Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jack Hamilton (disambiguation)
- James Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jamie Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jane Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jim Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jeff Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Jeffrey Hamilton)
- Jo Hamilton (disambiguation)
- John Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Joseph Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Joe Hamilton, Jody Hamilton, and Joey Hamilton)
- Justin Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Keith Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Kyle Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lee Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lewis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lynn Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Malcolm Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Margaret Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Mark Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Mary Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Matt Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Michael Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Mike Hamilton)
- Neil Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Nigel Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Patrick Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Paul Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Peter Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Pete Hamilton)
- Raymond Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Ray Hamilton)
- Reginald Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Reggie Hamilton and Reg Hamilton)
- Richard Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Rick Hamilton)
- Robert Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Bob Hamilton and Bobby Hamilton)
- Russ Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Scott Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Steve Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Steven Hamilton or Stephen Hamilton)
- Sue Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Thomas Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Tom Hamilton)
- Tim Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Wendy Hamilton (disambiguation)
- William Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Bill Hamilton, Billy Hamilton and Willie Hamilton)
Individuals
- A. E. Hamilton (1873–1962), South Australian company director
- Aaron Hamilton, Australian cricket coach
- Al Hamilton (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940), Scottish nobleman and sailor.
- Alfred Starr Hamilton (1914–2005), U.S. poet
- Alice Hamilton (1869–1970), U.S. medical researcher
- Allen Hamilton (1798–1864), founding father of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Alvin Hamilton (1912–2004), Canadian politician
- Alwyn Hamilton, author of Rebel of the Sands
- Amanda Hamilton, Scottish nutritionist and television presenter
- Andrea Hamilton, Peruvian fine-art photographer
- Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
- Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938–2010), Scottish nobleman
- Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Anna Hamilton (1864–1935), French medical doctor
- Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (1631–1716), Scottish noblewoman
- Antoine Hamilton (1646–1720), French classical author
- Antony Hamilton (1952–1995), Australian actor
- Argus Hamilton, U.S. comedian
- Arnie Hamilton (born 1948), Canadian politician
- Arthur Hamilton, U.S. songwriter (" Cry Me a River")
- Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton (born 1942), Scottish judge
- Ashley Hamilton (born 1974), U.S. actor
- Augustus Hamilton (1853–1913), English/New Zealand biologist and ethnologist
- Ben Hamilton (born 1977), U.S. football player
- Bernie Hamilton (1928-2008), U.S. actor
- Bethany Hamilton (born 1990), U.S. surfer
- Betty Hamilton (1904–1994), British Trotskyist
- Björn Hamilton (born 1945), Swedish politician
- Blayney Hamilton (1872–1946), Irish cricketer
- Brutus Hamilton (1900–1970), U.S. athlete
- Bryan Hamilton (born 1946), Northern Irish football player
- Bryce Hamilton (born 2000), American basketball player
- Caleb Hamilton (born 1995), American baseball player
- Carrick Hamilton, Scottish footballer
- Carrie Hamilton (1963–2002), U.S. actress
- Chico Hamilton (1921–2013), U.S. jazz band leader
- Christine Hamilton (born 1949), English television personality, wife of former MP Neil Hamilton
- Chuck Hamilton (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player
- Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952), English actress and writer
- Clark Hamilton, U.S. politician
- Clive Hamilton, Australian Professor of Public Ethics
- Clyde H. Hamilton (1934–2010), American judge
- Constance Hamilton (1862–1945), Canadian politician
- Cornelius S. Hamilton (1821–1867), U.S. politician
- Cosmo Hamilton (1870–1942), English playwright and novelist
- Craig Hamilton (born 1979), Scottish rugby union player
- Cuthbert Hamilton (1885–1959), British artist
- Cyril Hamilton (1909–1941), English cricketer
- DaeSean Hamilton (born 1995), American football player
- Dana Hamilton (born 1950), U.S. hammered dulcimer player
- Dale E. Hamilton (1909–2002), U.S. collegiate coach
- Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player
- Darryl Hamilton (1964–2015), U.S. baseball player
- DaVon Hamilton (born 1997), American football player
- Dennis Hamilton (1944–2012), U.S. basketball player
- Derrick Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. football player
- Derrick Hamilton (basketball) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Des Hamilton (born 1976), English footballer
- Diane Hamilton (1924–1991), U.S. heiress; founder of Tradition Records
- Dianne Hamilton (1934–2021), American politician
- Donald Hamilton (1916–2006), U.S. writer
- Donald Cameron Hamilton (1883–1925), New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer
- Doreen Hamilton (1951-2022), Canadian politician
- Dougie Hamilton (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Eamon Hamilton, musician
- Earl Hamilton (1891–1968), U.S. baseball player
- Earl J. Hamilton (1899–1989), U.S. historian
- Edith Hamilton (1867–1963), U.S. writer
- Eliza Hamilton Holly (1799–1859), daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
- Edmond Hamilton, U.S. sci-fi writer
- Emily Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- Emma, Lady Hamilton (1761–1815), mistress of Lord Nelson
- Erin Hamilton (born 1968), U.S. singer
- Lord Ernest Hamilton (1858–1939), British politician
- Eugene Hamilton (1910–2005), U.S. obstetrician, writer, and medical researcher
- Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845–1907), English poet
- Fabian Hamilton (born 1955), British politician
- Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton (born 1985), Swedish-French fashion model
- Finley Hamilton (1886–1940), U.S. politician
- Forrest Hamilton (1931-2021), American basketball player
- Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton (1866–1918), U.S. theologian; Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Frederic C. Hamilton (1927–2016), U.S. oilman and philanthropist
- Gary Hamilton (footballer born 1980), footballer from Northern Ireland
- Gary Hamilton (footballer born 1965), Scottish former footballer
- Gay Hamilton (born 1943), Scottish actress
- Gene Hamilton (1910-2000), American radio announcer
- Gene Hamilton, U.S. mountain bike racer
- Geoff Hamilton (1936–1996), British gardener and broadcaster
- Gilbert Van Tassel Hamilton (1877–1943), U.S. physician and writer
- Gustav Hamilton (late 1650s – 1691), Anglo-Irish governor of Enniskillen
- Guy Hamilton (1922–2016), English film director
- Hamilton Hamilton (1847–1928) English born, American painter
- Hans Hamilton (c. 1758 – 1822), Anglo-Irish politician
- Hans Hamilton, 4th Baron HolmPatrick (born 1955), British politician
- Harley Hamilton (conductor) (1861–1933), U.S. conductor, composer and violinist
- Harold P. Hamilton (1924–2003), U.S. college president and state government official
- Harry Hamilton (born 1962), U.S. football player.
- Lady Henrietta Hamilton (1780–1857), painter; wife of Sir Charles Hamilton
- Holly Hamilton, British journalist and presenter
- Homer Hamilton (1913–1997), Canadian politician
- Hubert Hamilton (1861–1914), British general
- Ion Hamilton, 1st Baron HolmPatrick (1839–1898), Anglo-Irish politician
- Isaac Hamilton (born 1994), U.S. basketball player
- Isaac Miller Hamilton (1864–1952), U.S. banker and politician
- Jacinta Hamilton (born 1983), Australian basketball player
- Jack Hamilton (sports executive) (1886–1976), Canadian ice hockey and multi-sport executive
- Jackie Hamilton (1937–2003), British comedian
- Jackie Hamilton (1925-1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jan Hamilton (born 1964), first officer in the British Army to complete gender reassignment from male to female
- Jane Hamilton-Merritt (born 1947), American photojournalist
- Janet Hamilton (1795–1873), Scottish poet
- Jon Hamilton, American radio science correspondent
- Jordan Hamilton (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Jordan Hamilton (soccer), Canadian soccer forward
- José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943-2009), Argentine writer
- Josh Hamilton (actor) (born 1969), U.S. actor
- Josh Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. baseball player
- Judith Hamilton, Canadian theatre director
- Julian Hamilton (born 1976), Australian musician
- Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (1905–1990), Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II
- Kelly Hamilton (born 1949), American military pilot
- Kevan Hamilton (1934-2017), Australian rules footballer
- Kenneth Hamilton Scottish pianist
- Kim Hamilton (1932–2013), U.S. actress
- Kipp Hamilton (1935–1981), U.S. actress
- LaDarius Hamilton (born 1998), American football player
- Laird Hamilton (born 1964), U.S. big-wave surfer
- Lance Hamilton (born 1973), New Zealand cricketer
- Larry Hamilton (1931–1996), U.S. professional wrestler
- Larry Hamilton (musician) (1951–2011), American blues and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
- Laurell K. Hamilton, U.S. writer
- Laurentine Hamilton (1826–1882), U.S. cleric
- Leonard Hamilton (born 1948), U.S. basketball coach
- Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), British Formula One driver
- Lewis Hamilton (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
- Lillias Hamilton (1858–1925), English doctor and author
- Linda Hamilton (born 1956), U.S. actress
- Lisa Gay Hamilton, U.S. actress
- Lloyd Hamilton (1891–1935), U.S. silent film actor
- Lloyd Andrews Hamilton (1894–1918), American World War I flying ace
- Lois Hamilton (1943–1999), U.S. model, author, actress, artist and aviator
- Lucas Hamilton (born 1996), Australian cyclist
- Lucy Hamilton (also known as China Burg), member of the No Wave band Mars
- Lyn Hamilton, Canadian author of archaeological mystery novels
- Lynell Hamilton (born 1985), U.S. football player
- Lynley Hamilton, Australian cricketer
- Lynne Hamilton, British singer, Evangelist minister
- Mahlon Hamilton (1880–1960), U.S. actor
- Malyk Hamilton (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
- Marc Hamilton (1944-2022), French Canadian singer from Quebec
- Marci Hamilton, U.S. constitutional law scholar
- Marcus Hamilton (American football) (born 1984), U.S. football player
- Marguerite Hamilton (died 1998), U.S. author
- Marvin Hamilton (born 1988), English footballer
- Masha Hamilton, author and journalist
- Maximilian Reichsgraf von Hamilton (1714–1776), prince bishop of Olmütz
- Max Hamilton (1912–1988), German-born British medical statistician
- Melinda Page Hamilton, U.S. actress
- Melissa Hamilton (born 1989), Northern Irish ballet dancer
- Michelle Hamilton (born 1948), U.S. Playboy Playmate, model
- Milo Hamilton (1927–2015), U.S. sportscaster
- Milton H. Hamilton, Jr (1932-2008), U.S. politician; former majority leader in the Tennessee State Senate
- Morgan C. Hamilton (1809–1893), U.S. politician
- Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), U.S. actor
- Natasha Hamilton (born 1982), English singer and member of Atomic Kitten
- Nick Hamilton (born 1959), U.S. professional wrestling referee
- Norman R. Hamilton (1877–1964), U.S. politician
- Normani Hamilton (born 1996), U.S. singer professionally known as Normani
- Page Hamilton (born 1960), U.S. guitarist, singer and record producer
- Paris Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. football player
- Patricia Hamilton (1937-2023), Canadian actress
- Paula Hamilton (born 1960), British model
- Paulette Hamilton (born 1962/1963), British politician
- Pauline Kruger Hamilton (1870–1919), U.S. photographer
- Peggy-Kay Hamilton (1922–1959), U.S. geologist
- Pep Hamilton, U.S. football coach
- Philip Hamilton (1782–1801), son of Alexander Hamilton, dueling fatality
- Philip Hamilton II (1802–1884), American lawyer and son of Alexander Hamilton
- Phillip Hamilton (born 1961), U.S. writer
- Philippe Hamilton-Rollings (born 1993), Ukrainian football player
- Priscilla Hamilton (born 1988), American singer and songwriter known professionally as Muni Long
- Pierpont M. Hamilton (1898–1982), United States Army Air Forces officer
- R. H. Hamilton, U.S. sportsman; first head coach of the Baylor College football program from 1899 to 1900
- Ralph Hamilton (1921–1993), U.S. professional basketball player
- Remy Hamilton (born 1974), U.S. football player
- Robin Hamilton, U.S. politician
- Roland Hamilton (1886–1953), British politician
- Ronald Hamilton, American tenor
- Ronnie Hamilton (born 1945), Scottish footballer
- Roy Hamilton (1929–1969), American singer
- Roy "Royalty" Hamilton (born 1980) U.S. songwriter
- Roy Hamilton (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player and sports television producer
- Ruth Hamilton (1898–2008), U.S. radio talk show host and politician
- Saskia Hamilton (1967–2023), American poet, editor, professor and university administrator
- Schuyler Hamilton, (1822–1903), U.S. soldier
- Sean Hamilton US radio host
- Shaun Dion Hamilton (born 1995), American football player
- Simon Hamilton, Northern Ireland politician
- Suzanna Hamilton (born 1960), English actress
- Suzy Favor-Hamilton (born 1968), U.S. middle-distance runner
- Tang Hamilton (born 1978), U.S. basketball player
- Todd Hamilton, U.S. professional golfer
- Trevor Hamilton (born 1982), Northern Irish murderer
- Tova Hamilton, Jamaican politician
- Tyler Hamilton (born 1971), U.S. professional road bicycle racer
- Tyler Hamilton (reporter) (born 1970), Canadian reporter
- Venson Hamilton (born 1977), U.S.-Spanish basketball player
- Victoria Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- W. D. Hamilton (1936-2000), British evolutionary biologist
- W. O. Hamilton, U.S. athletics coach
- Walter Alfred Hamilton (1863–1955), Australian politician
- Walter Kerr Hamilton (1808–1869), Anglican Bishop of Salisbury
- Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton (1856–1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Wes Hamilton (born 1953), U.S. football player
- Wilbur H. Hamilton (1909–1964), American businessman and politician
- William Peter Hamilton (1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor
- Willoughby Hamilton (1864–1943), Irish tennis player
- Zendon Hamilton (born 1975), U.S. basketball player
People with the given name
- Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (1913–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
- Hamilton Basso (1904–1964), American writer
- Hamilton Bohannon (1942–2020), American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, and record producer
- Hamilton S. Burnett (1895–1973), justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
- Hamilton Camp (1934-2005), British actor
- Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros (born 1980), Brazilian-Togolese footballer
- Hamilton Fish (disambiguation), several people
- Hamilton Green (born 1934), prime minister of Guyana
- Hamilton Harty (1879–1941), Irish composer
- Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), American politician
- Hamilton Lima e Silva (born 1960), Brazilian footballer
- Hamilton Luske (1903–1968), American animator and film director
- Hamilton Masakadza (born 1983), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Hamilton Morris (born 1987), American journalist and pharmacologist
- Hamilton Paul (1773–1854), Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
- Hámilton Ricard (born 1974), Colombian footballer
- Hamilton Sabot (born 1987), French gymnast
- Hamilton O. Smith (born 1931), American microbiologist
- Hamilton Wanasinghe, general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1988 to 1991
People with the middle name
- Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão (born 1953), retired Brazilian Army General and Vice President of Brazil
- Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905–1974), fourth President of Ireland and Fianna Fáil minister
- James Hamilton Iain Kay (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician
Fictional characters
- Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, character from To the Manor Born
- Carl Hamilton (fictional character), spy created by Jan Guillou
- Charles Hamilton, first husband of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
- Melanie Hamilton, Scarlett O'Hara's sister-in-law from Gone with the Wind
- Gil Hamilton, detective created by Larry Niven
- Jack Hamilton, fictional character created by Philip K. Dick and found in the novel Eye in the Sky
- Marcus Hamilton (Angel), a character from the TV series Angel
- Professor Hamilton, Emil Hamilton, a supporting character from Superman comics
- Hamilton Burger, the L.A. district attorney in the Perry Mason novels
- Hamilton Fleming, a character from the short-lived TV series Young Americans
- Hamilton Hocks, a stuffed pig character from Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
- Hamilton Porter, a character from The Sandlot
- Mary Rose Hamilton, character in Lolita
- Holly Hamilton played by Hilary Duff in The Perfect Man
- Hamilton Hamilton played by Hannah Miranda in The Adventures of Hamilton, Danger Dog
- Jenna Hamilton ( Ashley Rickards) in the MTV series, Awkward
- Lacey Hamilton ( Nikki DeLoach) in the MTV series, Awkward
- Kevin Hamilton ( Mike Faiola) in the MTV series, Awkward
- Lisa Hamilton from the video game series, Dead or Alive
- Devon Hamilton ( Bryton James) on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Hamilton Holt, character from The 39 Clues
References
- ^ P. H. Reaney (1997). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press.</ref details/dictionaryofsurn00patr|url-access=registration|author1=Patrick Hanks|authorlink1=Patrick Hanks|author2=Flavia Hodges|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988}}
- ^ a b Cottle, Basil (1978). The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051032-4.
- ^ a b Dorward, David (1995). Scottish Surnames. Collins.
- ^ Whyte, Donald (1996). Scottish Surnames & Families. Birlinn.
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.
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The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, [1] [2] but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. [2] The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445. [3] [4] Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town. [5] [3]
Scottish nobility
- Duke of Hamilton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland
- Douglas-Hamilton, the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk
- Duke of Abercorn, a title in the Peerage of Ireland, the dukes having the surname Hamilton
- Earl of Haddington, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the earls having the surname Bailie-Hamilton
- Lord Belhaven and Stenton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the lords having the surname Hamilton
- Baron Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lord Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Clan Hamilton
People with the surname
Names borne by several notable people
- Adam Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Alexander Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Alex Hamilton)
- Archibald Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Archie Hamilton)
- Andrew Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Andy Hamilton)
- Ann Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Anne Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Anthony Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Barbara Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Bob Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Brian Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Carl Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Carolyn Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Charles Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Claud Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Clayton Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Curtis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Daniel Hamilton (disambiguation)
- David Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Dave Hamilton and Davey Hamilton)
- Diana Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Don Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Doug Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Douglas Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Duncan Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Edward Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Ed Hamilton)
- Elizabeth Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Eric Hamilton
- Francis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Frank Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Fred Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Frederick Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gary Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gavin Hamilton (disambiguation)
- George Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gerald Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gordon Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Grace Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Gustavus Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Henry Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Hugh Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Hugo Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Iain Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Ian Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jack Hamilton (disambiguation)
- James Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jamie Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jane Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jim Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Jeff Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Jeffrey Hamilton)
- Jo Hamilton (disambiguation)
- John Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Joseph Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Joe Hamilton, Jody Hamilton, and Joey Hamilton)
- Justin Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Keith Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Kyle Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lee Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lewis Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Lynn Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Malcolm Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Margaret Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Mark Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Mary Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Matt Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Michael Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Mike Hamilton)
- Neil Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Nigel Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Patrick Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Paul Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Peter Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Pete Hamilton)
- Raymond Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Ray Hamilton)
- Reginald Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Reggie Hamilton and Reg Hamilton)
- Richard Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Rick Hamilton)
- Robert Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Bob Hamilton and Bobby Hamilton)
- Russ Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Scott Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Steve Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Steven Hamilton or Stephen Hamilton)
- Sue Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Thomas Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Tom Hamilton)
- Tim Hamilton (disambiguation)
- Wendy Hamilton (disambiguation)
- William Hamilton (disambiguation) (including Bill Hamilton, Billy Hamilton and Willie Hamilton)
Individuals
- A. E. Hamilton (1873–1962), South Australian company director
- Aaron Hamilton, Australian cricket coach
- Al Hamilton (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940), Scottish nobleman and sailor.
- Alfred Starr Hamilton (1914–2005), U.S. poet
- Alice Hamilton (1869–1970), U.S. medical researcher
- Allen Hamilton (1798–1864), founding father of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Alvin Hamilton (1912–2004), Canadian politician
- Alwyn Hamilton, author of Rebel of the Sands
- Amanda Hamilton, Scottish nutritionist and television presenter
- Andrea Hamilton, Peruvian fine-art photographer
- Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
- Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938–2010), Scottish nobleman
- Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Anna Hamilton (1864–1935), French medical doctor
- Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (1631–1716), Scottish noblewoman
- Antoine Hamilton (1646–1720), French classical author
- Antony Hamilton (1952–1995), Australian actor
- Argus Hamilton, U.S. comedian
- Arnie Hamilton (born 1948), Canadian politician
- Arthur Hamilton, U.S. songwriter (" Cry Me a River")
- Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton (born 1942), Scottish judge
- Ashley Hamilton (born 1974), U.S. actor
- Augustus Hamilton (1853–1913), English/New Zealand biologist and ethnologist
- Ben Hamilton (born 1977), U.S. football player
- Bernie Hamilton (1928-2008), U.S. actor
- Bethany Hamilton (born 1990), U.S. surfer
- Betty Hamilton (1904–1994), British Trotskyist
- Björn Hamilton (born 1945), Swedish politician
- Blayney Hamilton (1872–1946), Irish cricketer
- Brutus Hamilton (1900–1970), U.S. athlete
- Bryan Hamilton (born 1946), Northern Irish football player
- Bryce Hamilton (born 2000), American basketball player
- Caleb Hamilton (born 1995), American baseball player
- Carrick Hamilton, Scottish footballer
- Carrie Hamilton (1963–2002), U.S. actress
- Chico Hamilton (1921–2013), U.S. jazz band leader
- Christine Hamilton (born 1949), English television personality, wife of former MP Neil Hamilton
- Chuck Hamilton (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player
- Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952), English actress and writer
- Clark Hamilton, U.S. politician
- Clive Hamilton, Australian Professor of Public Ethics
- Clyde H. Hamilton (1934–2010), American judge
- Constance Hamilton (1862–1945), Canadian politician
- Cornelius S. Hamilton (1821–1867), U.S. politician
- Cosmo Hamilton (1870–1942), English playwright and novelist
- Craig Hamilton (born 1979), Scottish rugby union player
- Cuthbert Hamilton (1885–1959), British artist
- Cyril Hamilton (1909–1941), English cricketer
- DaeSean Hamilton (born 1995), American football player
- Dana Hamilton (born 1950), U.S. hammered dulcimer player
- Dale E. Hamilton (1909–2002), U.S. collegiate coach
- Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player
- Darryl Hamilton (1964–2015), U.S. baseball player
- DaVon Hamilton (born 1997), American football player
- Dennis Hamilton (1944–2012), U.S. basketball player
- Derrick Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. football player
- Derrick Hamilton (basketball) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Des Hamilton (born 1976), English footballer
- Diane Hamilton (1924–1991), U.S. heiress; founder of Tradition Records
- Dianne Hamilton (1934–2021), American politician
- Donald Hamilton (1916–2006), U.S. writer
- Donald Cameron Hamilton (1883–1925), New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer
- Doreen Hamilton (1951-2022), Canadian politician
- Dougie Hamilton (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Eamon Hamilton, musician
- Earl Hamilton (1891–1968), U.S. baseball player
- Earl J. Hamilton (1899–1989), U.S. historian
- Edith Hamilton (1867–1963), U.S. writer
- Eliza Hamilton Holly (1799–1859), daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
- Edmond Hamilton, U.S. sci-fi writer
- Emily Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- Emma, Lady Hamilton (1761–1815), mistress of Lord Nelson
- Erin Hamilton (born 1968), U.S. singer
- Lord Ernest Hamilton (1858–1939), British politician
- Eugene Hamilton (1910–2005), U.S. obstetrician, writer, and medical researcher
- Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845–1907), English poet
- Fabian Hamilton (born 1955), British politician
- Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton (born 1985), Swedish-French fashion model
- Finley Hamilton (1886–1940), U.S. politician
- Forrest Hamilton (1931-2021), American basketball player
- Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton (1866–1918), U.S. theologian; Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Frederic C. Hamilton (1927–2016), U.S. oilman and philanthropist
- Gary Hamilton (footballer born 1980), footballer from Northern Ireland
- Gary Hamilton (footballer born 1965), Scottish former footballer
- Gay Hamilton (born 1943), Scottish actress
- Gene Hamilton (1910-2000), American radio announcer
- Gene Hamilton, U.S. mountain bike racer
- Geoff Hamilton (1936–1996), British gardener and broadcaster
- Gilbert Van Tassel Hamilton (1877–1943), U.S. physician and writer
- Gustav Hamilton (late 1650s – 1691), Anglo-Irish governor of Enniskillen
- Guy Hamilton (1922–2016), English film director
- Hamilton Hamilton (1847–1928) English born, American painter
- Hans Hamilton (c. 1758 – 1822), Anglo-Irish politician
- Hans Hamilton, 4th Baron HolmPatrick (born 1955), British politician
- Harley Hamilton (conductor) (1861–1933), U.S. conductor, composer and violinist
- Harold P. Hamilton (1924–2003), U.S. college president and state government official
- Harry Hamilton (born 1962), U.S. football player.
- Lady Henrietta Hamilton (1780–1857), painter; wife of Sir Charles Hamilton
- Holly Hamilton, British journalist and presenter
- Homer Hamilton (1913–1997), Canadian politician
- Hubert Hamilton (1861–1914), British general
- Ion Hamilton, 1st Baron HolmPatrick (1839–1898), Anglo-Irish politician
- Isaac Hamilton (born 1994), U.S. basketball player
- Isaac Miller Hamilton (1864–1952), U.S. banker and politician
- Jacinta Hamilton (born 1983), Australian basketball player
- Jack Hamilton (sports executive) (1886–1976), Canadian ice hockey and multi-sport executive
- Jackie Hamilton (1937–2003), British comedian
- Jackie Hamilton (1925-1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jan Hamilton (born 1964), first officer in the British Army to complete gender reassignment from male to female
- Jane Hamilton-Merritt (born 1947), American photojournalist
- Janet Hamilton (1795–1873), Scottish poet
- Jon Hamilton, American radio science correspondent
- Jordan Hamilton (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Jordan Hamilton (soccer), Canadian soccer forward
- José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943-2009), Argentine writer
- Josh Hamilton (actor) (born 1969), U.S. actor
- Josh Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. baseball player
- Judith Hamilton, Canadian theatre director
- Julian Hamilton (born 1976), Australian musician
- Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (1905–1990), Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II
- Kelly Hamilton (born 1949), American military pilot
- Kevan Hamilton (1934-2017), Australian rules footballer
- Kenneth Hamilton Scottish pianist
- Kim Hamilton (1932–2013), U.S. actress
- Kipp Hamilton (1935–1981), U.S. actress
- LaDarius Hamilton (born 1998), American football player
- Laird Hamilton (born 1964), U.S. big-wave surfer
- Lance Hamilton (born 1973), New Zealand cricketer
- Larry Hamilton (1931–1996), U.S. professional wrestler
- Larry Hamilton (musician) (1951–2011), American blues and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
- Laurell K. Hamilton, U.S. writer
- Laurentine Hamilton (1826–1882), U.S. cleric
- Leonard Hamilton (born 1948), U.S. basketball coach
- Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), British Formula One driver
- Lewis Hamilton (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
- Lillias Hamilton (1858–1925), English doctor and author
- Linda Hamilton (born 1956), U.S. actress
- Lisa Gay Hamilton, U.S. actress
- Lloyd Hamilton (1891–1935), U.S. silent film actor
- Lloyd Andrews Hamilton (1894–1918), American World War I flying ace
- Lois Hamilton (1943–1999), U.S. model, author, actress, artist and aviator
- Lucas Hamilton (born 1996), Australian cyclist
- Lucy Hamilton (also known as China Burg), member of the No Wave band Mars
- Lyn Hamilton, Canadian author of archaeological mystery novels
- Lynell Hamilton (born 1985), U.S. football player
- Lynley Hamilton, Australian cricketer
- Lynne Hamilton, British singer, Evangelist minister
- Mahlon Hamilton (1880–1960), U.S. actor
- Malyk Hamilton (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
- Marc Hamilton (1944-2022), French Canadian singer from Quebec
- Marci Hamilton, U.S. constitutional law scholar
- Marcus Hamilton (American football) (born 1984), U.S. football player
- Marguerite Hamilton (died 1998), U.S. author
- Marvin Hamilton (born 1988), English footballer
- Masha Hamilton, author and journalist
- Maximilian Reichsgraf von Hamilton (1714–1776), prince bishop of Olmütz
- Max Hamilton (1912–1988), German-born British medical statistician
- Melinda Page Hamilton, U.S. actress
- Melissa Hamilton (born 1989), Northern Irish ballet dancer
- Michelle Hamilton (born 1948), U.S. Playboy Playmate, model
- Milo Hamilton (1927–2015), U.S. sportscaster
- Milton H. Hamilton, Jr (1932-2008), U.S. politician; former majority leader in the Tennessee State Senate
- Morgan C. Hamilton (1809–1893), U.S. politician
- Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), U.S. actor
- Natasha Hamilton (born 1982), English singer and member of Atomic Kitten
- Nick Hamilton (born 1959), U.S. professional wrestling referee
- Norman R. Hamilton (1877–1964), U.S. politician
- Normani Hamilton (born 1996), U.S. singer professionally known as Normani
- Page Hamilton (born 1960), U.S. guitarist, singer and record producer
- Paris Hamilton (born 1981), U.S. football player
- Patricia Hamilton (1937-2023), Canadian actress
- Paula Hamilton (born 1960), British model
- Paulette Hamilton (born 1962/1963), British politician
- Pauline Kruger Hamilton (1870–1919), U.S. photographer
- Peggy-Kay Hamilton (1922–1959), U.S. geologist
- Pep Hamilton, U.S. football coach
- Philip Hamilton (1782–1801), son of Alexander Hamilton, dueling fatality
- Philip Hamilton II (1802–1884), American lawyer and son of Alexander Hamilton
- Phillip Hamilton (born 1961), U.S. writer
- Philippe Hamilton-Rollings (born 1993), Ukrainian football player
- Priscilla Hamilton (born 1988), American singer and songwriter known professionally as Muni Long
- Pierpont M. Hamilton (1898–1982), United States Army Air Forces officer
- R. H. Hamilton, U.S. sportsman; first head coach of the Baylor College football program from 1899 to 1900
- Ralph Hamilton (1921–1993), U.S. professional basketball player
- Remy Hamilton (born 1974), U.S. football player
- Robin Hamilton, U.S. politician
- Roland Hamilton (1886–1953), British politician
- Ronald Hamilton, American tenor
- Ronnie Hamilton (born 1945), Scottish footballer
- Roy Hamilton (1929–1969), American singer
- Roy "Royalty" Hamilton (born 1980) U.S. songwriter
- Roy Hamilton (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player and sports television producer
- Ruth Hamilton (1898–2008), U.S. radio talk show host and politician
- Saskia Hamilton (1967–2023), American poet, editor, professor and university administrator
- Schuyler Hamilton, (1822–1903), U.S. soldier
- Sean Hamilton US radio host
- Shaun Dion Hamilton (born 1995), American football player
- Simon Hamilton, Northern Ireland politician
- Suzanna Hamilton (born 1960), English actress
- Suzy Favor-Hamilton (born 1968), U.S. middle-distance runner
- Tang Hamilton (born 1978), U.S. basketball player
- Todd Hamilton, U.S. professional golfer
- Trevor Hamilton (born 1982), Northern Irish murderer
- Tova Hamilton, Jamaican politician
- Tyler Hamilton (born 1971), U.S. professional road bicycle racer
- Tyler Hamilton (reporter) (born 1970), Canadian reporter
- Venson Hamilton (born 1977), U.S.-Spanish basketball player
- Victoria Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- W. D. Hamilton (1936-2000), British evolutionary biologist
- W. O. Hamilton, U.S. athletics coach
- Walter Alfred Hamilton (1863–1955), Australian politician
- Walter Kerr Hamilton (1808–1869), Anglican Bishop of Salisbury
- Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton (1856–1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Wes Hamilton (born 1953), U.S. football player
- Wilbur H. Hamilton (1909–1964), American businessman and politician
- William Peter Hamilton (1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor
- Willoughby Hamilton (1864–1943), Irish tennis player
- Zendon Hamilton (born 1975), U.S. basketball player
People with the given name
- Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (1913–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
- Hamilton Basso (1904–1964), American writer
- Hamilton Bohannon (1942–2020), American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, and record producer
- Hamilton S. Burnett (1895–1973), justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
- Hamilton Camp (1934-2005), British actor
- Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros (born 1980), Brazilian-Togolese footballer
- Hamilton Fish (disambiguation), several people
- Hamilton Green (born 1934), prime minister of Guyana
- Hamilton Harty (1879–1941), Irish composer
- Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), American politician
- Hamilton Lima e Silva (born 1960), Brazilian footballer
- Hamilton Luske (1903–1968), American animator and film director
- Hamilton Masakadza (born 1983), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Hamilton Morris (born 1987), American journalist and pharmacologist
- Hamilton Paul (1773–1854), Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
- Hámilton Ricard (born 1974), Colombian footballer
- Hamilton Sabot (born 1987), French gymnast
- Hamilton O. Smith (born 1931), American microbiologist
- Hamilton Wanasinghe, general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1988 to 1991
People with the middle name
- Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão (born 1953), retired Brazilian Army General and Vice President of Brazil
- Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905–1974), fourth President of Ireland and Fianna Fáil minister
- James Hamilton Iain Kay (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician
Fictional characters
- Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, character from To the Manor Born
- Carl Hamilton (fictional character), spy created by Jan Guillou
- Charles Hamilton, first husband of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
- Melanie Hamilton, Scarlett O'Hara's sister-in-law from Gone with the Wind
- Gil Hamilton, detective created by Larry Niven
- Jack Hamilton, fictional character created by Philip K. Dick and found in the novel Eye in the Sky
- Marcus Hamilton (Angel), a character from the TV series Angel
- Professor Hamilton, Emil Hamilton, a supporting character from Superman comics
- Hamilton Burger, the L.A. district attorney in the Perry Mason novels
- Hamilton Fleming, a character from the short-lived TV series Young Americans
- Hamilton Hocks, a stuffed pig character from Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
- Hamilton Porter, a character from The Sandlot
- Mary Rose Hamilton, character in Lolita
- Holly Hamilton played by Hilary Duff in The Perfect Man
- Hamilton Hamilton played by Hannah Miranda in The Adventures of Hamilton, Danger Dog
- Jenna Hamilton ( Ashley Rickards) in the MTV series, Awkward
- Lacey Hamilton ( Nikki DeLoach) in the MTV series, Awkward
- Kevin Hamilton ( Mike Faiola) in the MTV series, Awkward
- Lisa Hamilton from the video game series, Dead or Alive
- Devon Hamilton ( Bryton James) on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Hamilton Holt, character from The 39 Clues
References
- ^ P. H. Reaney (1997). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press.</ref details/dictionaryofsurn00patr|url-access=registration|author1=Patrick Hanks|authorlink1=Patrick Hanks|author2=Flavia Hodges|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988}}
- ^ a b Cottle, Basil (1978). The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051032-4.
- ^ a b Dorward, David (1995). Scottish Surnames. Collins.
- ^ Whyte, Donald (1996). Scottish Surnames & Families. Birlinn.
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.
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