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 (Lancashire): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English Old English hamel ‘mutilated scarred’.
Irish (Ulster): according to MacLysaght a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill ‘descendant of Ádhmall’ which he derives from ádhmall meaning ‘active’.
Notable people Aaron Hamill (born 1977), Australian rules footballer Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1912), Scottish footballer Billy Hamill (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 (born 1954), English singer-songwriter David Hamill (born 1957), Queensland Australian Labor Party politician Desmond Hamill (1936–2013), British television reporter Dorothy Hamill (born 1956), American figure skater Harry Hamill (1879–1947), Australian rugby footballer James A. Hamill (1877–1941), U.S. Representative from New Jersey Jamie Hamill (born 1986), Scottish footballer Joe Hamill (born 1984), Scottish footballer John Hamill (born 1947), English actor John Hamill (baseball) (1860–1911), American baseball player Kate Hamill, American actress and playwright Matt Hamill (born 1976), American wrestler Mark Hamill (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 (1935–2020), American journalist and writer Peter J. Hamill (c. 1885–1930), American politician Red Hamill (Robert George Hamill; 1917–1985), Canadian ice hockey player Rob Hamill (born 1964), New Zealand rower and political candidate Tommy Hamill (died 1996), Northern Irish footballer Zach Hamill (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 (Lancashire): nickname for a maimed person or someone with a distinctive scar from Middle English Old English hamel ‘mutilated scarred’.
See also Hamel (disambiguation) Hamill (film), a biographical film about deaf wrestler Matt Hamill Hamill, South Dakota, a census-designated place in the United States Hammill, another spelling Hamilton (name), a related surname
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