Hamilton.
A Scottish surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A Scottish dukedom.
A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton (OS grid ref NS7255).
Places in Australia: A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for Edward Terrick Hamilton, leader of the Australian Agricultural Company.
Places in Australia: A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; named for two distinct Hamilton families, both early settlers.
Places in Australia: A township in South Australia.
Places in Australia: A town in Tasmania, Australia; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.
Places in Australia: A town in Victoria, Australia.
Places in Bermuda: The capital city of Bermuda; named for Henry Hamilton.
Places in Bermuda: A parish of Bermuda; named for Scottish politician James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton.
Places in Canada: A port city in Ontario, Canada; named for founder George Hamilton.
Places in Canada: A rural township in Ontario, Canada; named for Henry Hamilton, a government official of the British Empire in North America.
Places in England: A deserted mediaeval village in present-day Barkby Thorpe parish, Leicestershire, England.
Places in England: A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England; named for the deserted mediaeval village.
A city in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand; named for Cpt. John Fane Charles Hamilton, a commander in the Tauranga Campaign.
Places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Marion County, Alabama; named for Alabama politician Cpt. Albert James Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
Places in the United States: A ghost town in Butte County, California; the former county seat of Butte County; named for the founder, a nephew of Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado.
Places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States; named for South Carolina Governor Paul Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A small city in Hancock County, Illinois; named for early resident Artois Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Lee County, Illinois.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Delaware County, Indiana.
Places in the United States: A township in Jackson County, Indiana; named for local politician James Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana.
Places in the United States: A town in Steuben County and DeKalb County, Indiana.
Places in the United States: A township in Sullivan County, Indiana.
Places in the United States: A township in Decatur County, Iowa; named for county commissioner William Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Franklin County, Iowa; named for early settler Andrew Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Hamilton County, Iowa.
Places in the United States: A tiny city in Marion County, Iowa.
Places in the United States: A tiny city in Greenwood County, Kansas; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky; named for founder Joel Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
Places in the United States: A town in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Heath Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
Places in the United States: A township in Clare County, Michigan.
Places in the United States: A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
Places in the United States: A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Mississippi.
Places in the United States: A small city in Caldwell County, Missouri; named for Alexander Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton, a lawyer and military leader.
Places in the United States: A township in Caldwell County, Missouri.
Places in the United States: A township in Harrison County, Missouri.
Places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Ravalli County, Montana; named for railroad official J. W. Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
Places in the United States: A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada; named for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Mercer County, New Jersey; named for Hamilton Square, a community within the township, itself named for American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Places in the United States: A town and village in New York; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A small town in Martin County, North Carolina.
Places in the United States: A township in Martin County, North Carolina.
Places in the United States: A tiny city in Pembina County, North Dakota; named for the city in Ontario.
Places in the United States: A township in Pembina County, North Dakota.
Places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Butler County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton; officially "Hamilton!".
Places in the United States: A township in Franklin County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Jackson County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Warren County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States: A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; named for lawyer and politician James Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania; named for postmaster Robert Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States: A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States: A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States: A township in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
Places in the United States: A township in Marshall County, South Dakota.
Places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Texas.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
Places in the United States: A small town in Loudon County, Virginia; named for local businessman Charles Bennett Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A small town in Skagit County, Washington; named for early settler William Hamilton.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; named for William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton.
Places in the United States: A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; named for Hamilton College in New York.
Where this word comes from
From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.
A United States ten-dollar bill.
Where this word comes from
From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.
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