Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. HAMP-tən [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of multiple towns in England, derived from Old English ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". Categories bandleaders, cabaret singers, isograms, place names, structures, towns, trombonists, vibraphonists, water, WITCH characters