Hamill
Hamill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron Hamill, Australian rules footballer
- Alex Hamill (born 1961), Scottish footballer
- Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1912), Scottish footballer
- Billy Hamill, motorcycle speedway rider
- Brendan Hamill (disambiguation), several people
- Christine Hamill, mathematician
- Christopher Hamill, better known as Limahl, lead singer of the 1980s pop group Kajagoogoo
- Claire Hamill, singer-songwriter
- David Hamill, Queensland Australian Labor Party politician
- Desmond Hamill, British television reporter
- Dorothy Hamill, figure skater
- Harry Hamill, Australian rugby footballer
- James A. Hamill, United States Democratic Party politician
- Jim Hamill, singer with The Kingsmen and Oak Ridge Boys
- Jamie Hamill, footballer
- Joe Hamill, footballer
- John Hamill, actor
- John Hamill (baseball) (1860–1911), American baseball player
- Kate Hamill actress and playwright
- Matt Hamill, wrestler
- Mark Hamill, actor
- Micky Hamill, footballer
- Pat Hamill (born 1950), Scottish footballer
- Patrick Hamill, United States House of Representatives
- Pete Hamill, American journalist and writer
- Peter J. Hamill (c.1885–1930), New York assemblyman
- Red Hamill (Robert George Hamill, born 1917), ice hockey player
- Rob Hamill, New Zealand rower and political candidate whose brother was a victim of the Khmer Rouge
- Tommy Hamill, Northern Ireland footballer
- Zach Hamill, 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 of America.
- Hammill, an alternate spelling.
- Hamilton (name), an alternate spelling & a unique surname.
- Ó hÁdhmaill, the ancient Irish Hamill.
References
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