Hamill

Hamill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• 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
• Jim Hamill, singer with The Kingsmen and the Oak Ridge Boys
• 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[]

There are several surnames that are spelt Hamill but are unrelated:^[1][2][3][4]

• Ó hÁdhmaill is an ancient Gaelic Irish clan. The name is now rendered most commonly as Hamill.
• Some Scottish Hamills are of Norman origin and are named after a location; Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, which itself was named from the Germanic personal name Hagano and the Old French ville for 'settlement'. Other Scottish Hamills are of the Irish origin above.
• The English Hamills of Saxon origin are named after a nickname from Middle English, and the Old English "hamel".

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, an alternate spelling
• Hamilton (name), an alternate spelling

References[]

Surname list

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