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Hamill 1
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish

Meaning & History

Habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, named from the Germanic personal name Hagano + Old French ville "settlement".
Added 12/25/2015 by cutenose
Edited 6/3/2016 by cutenose

Hamill 2
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Nickname for a scarred or maimed person, from Middle English, Old English hamel "mutilated", "crooked".
Added 12/25/2015 by cutenose
Edited 6/3/2016 by cutenose

Hamill 3
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Irish

Meaning & History

According to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill "descendant of Ádhmall", which he derives from ádhmall "active".
Added 12/25/2015 by cutenose
Edited 4/20/2016 by Beautiful Victory