# Hampshire (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,479 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,614 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 208,753 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (1,434 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hampshire 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hampshire in the United Kingdom.

## People named Hampshire

- Susan Hampshire, British actress

## Similar surnames

Hampson, Heimbach, Hempstead.

## 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.