How common is the surname Hamlin?

16,871 people in the United States had the surname Hamlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,300 Americans. It ranked 2,150th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hamlin?

Harry Hamlin, American actor, followed by Erin Hamlin.

Where is the surname Hamlin most common?

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

Is the surname Hamlin getting more or less common?

More common. 16,358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,871 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Hamlin also a first name?

Yes. Hamlin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hamlin

A Norman surname, carried by 16,871 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H545

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hamlin is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,871 people named Hamlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,300 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,358.

#2,150

rank among US surnames

16,871

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,031)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,141	Cottrell	16,930	18,237
#2,142	Whitlock	16,927	18,240
#2,143	Bello	16,915	18,253
#2,144	Frias	16,911	18,257
#2,145	Knutson	16,910	18,258
#2,146	Hussain	16,909	18,259
#2,147	Hsu	16,907	18,261

Who is named Hamlin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

79% of people named Hamlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hamlins

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Hamlin
American actor, born 1951
Erin Hamlin
American luger, born 1986
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)

Notable Hamlins come mostly from the United States (6) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hambling
Hamling

Surnames that sound like Hamlin

Hamlin has the Soundex code H545, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H545.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hamlin come from?: From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.
How common is the surname Hamlin?: 16,871 people in the United States had the surname Hamlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,300 Americans. It ranked 2,150th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hamlin?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hamlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hamlin?: Harry Hamlin, American actor, followed by Erin Hamlin.
Where is the surname Hamlin most common?: Wikidata records people named Hamlin in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Hamlin getting more or less common?: More common. 16,358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,871 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Hamlin?: Hambling and Hamling.
Is Hamlin also a first name?: Yes. Hamlin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.