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Hamilton: Origin, Geographical Distribution |
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| Originally Hambleton, from the manor of Ham-bleton, in Buckinghamshire. William, third son of Robert, third Earl of Leicester, took that surname from the place of his birth, as above. He was the founder of the family of that name in Scotland, whither he went about the year 1215. The name is derived from Hamell, a mansion, the seat of a freeholder, and dun, an enclosure, a fortified place, a town. | |
| Hamilton Surname Origin | |
| Hamilton: Place of Origin : Strathclyde (United Kingdom) | Lothian (United Kingdom) | London (United Kingdom) | Dublin (Ireland) | Antrim (United Kingdom) | Lancashire (United Kingdom) |
