Hamilton (name)

The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445. Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town.

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

Individuals

Hamilton (surname)

People with the given name

Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
Hamilton Basso, American writer
Hamilton Bohannon, American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, and record producer
Hamilton S. Burnett, justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Hamilton Camp, British actor
Hamilton Coolidge, American World War I flying ace
Hamilton Evangelista dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros, Brazilian-Togolese footballer, known as Hamílton
Hamilton Fish (disambiguation), several people
Hamilton Green, prime minister of Guyana
Hamilton Harty, Irish composer
Hamilton Jordan, American politician
Hamilton Lima e Silva, Brazilian footballer
Hamilton Luske, American animator and film director
Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwean cricketer
Hamilton Morris, American journalist and pharmacologist
Hamilton Paul, Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
Hámilton Ricard, Colombian footballer
Hamilton Robinson (South Carolina politician), American politician
Hamilton Sabot, French gymnast
Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist
Hamilton Wanasinghe, general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1988 to 1991

People with the middle name

Erskine Hamilton Childers, fourth president of Ireland and Fianna Fáil minister
James Hamilton Iain Kay, Zimbabwean farmer and politician
James Hamilton Leithauser, American musician who goes by Hamilton
Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão, retired Brazilian Army general and vice president of Brazil
Frank Hamilton Talbot, Australian ichthyologist, former director of the Australian Museum
Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence, the 2nd husband of Anne, Princess Royal and a retired Royal Navy officer.

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
Jenna Hamilton in the MTV series, Awkward
Lacey Hamilton in the MTV series, Awkward
Kevin Hamilton in the MTV series, Awkward
Lisa Hamilton from the video game series, Dead or Alive
Devon Hamilton on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
Hamilton Holt, character from ''The 39 Clues''