# Hamlin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hamlin/  
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 Anglo-Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,871 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,150 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,300 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (16,358 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hambling, Hamling |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hamlin 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hamlin in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hamlin

- Harry Hamlin, American actor
- Erin Hamlin, American luger
- Denny Hamlin, American racing driver and team owner (born 1980)
- Catherine Hamlin, Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist (1924-2020)
- Charles Sumner Hamlin, American politician (1861-1938)
- Damar Hamlin, American football player (born 1998)
- Cyrus Hamlin, American missionary and president of Middlebury College (1811-1900)

## Similar surnames

Hanlon, Hanlin, Heinlein, Henline, Hainline.

## 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.