# Hamill (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hamill/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,781 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,954 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,407 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (5,559 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hammill |

## Etymology

Of multiple origins, but chiefly a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁdhmaill (“descendant of Ádhmall”), a nickname from ádhmall (“active”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hamill in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hamill in the United States.

## People named Hamill

- Mark Hamill, American actor (born 1951)
- Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
- Pete Hamill, American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020)
- Matt Hamill, American martial artist

## Similar surnames

Hamel, Hammel, Hamil, Hammill, Hammell, Henley, Hanley, Hummel, Hunley, Hymel, Hummell, Hommel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.