Hamlin

English

Alternative forms

• Hambling, Hamling

Etymology

From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.

Proper noun

Hamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)

1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:
   1. An unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, United States.
   2. A city in Brown County, Kansas, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
   4. A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
   5. A town in Monroe County, New York, United States.
   6. A city in Jones County, Texas, United States.
   7. A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.
   8. Ellipsis of Hamlin County.
   9. Ellipsis of Hamlin Township.

Derived terms

• County of Hamlin
• Hamlin County
• Hamlin Peak
• Hamlin Township
• Hamlin Valley
• Township of Hamlin

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hamlin is the 2150^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16871 individuals. Hamlin is most common among White (79.22%) and Black/African American (15.29%) individuals.

See also

• Hamelin
• Hameln

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamlin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.