How common is the surname Hampshire?

1,479 people in the United States had the surname Hampshire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,753 Americans. It ranked 18,614th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hampshire?

Susan Hampshire, British actress.

Where is the surname Hampshire most common?

Wikidata records people named Hampshire in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Hampshire?

Hampshire is /ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hampshire getting more or less common?

More common. 1,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,479 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Hampshire

An English surname, carried by 1,479 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex H512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hampshire is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

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.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,479 people named Hampshire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,753 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,434.

#18,614

rank among US surnames

1,479

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,960)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,609	Bosquez	1,480	208,612
#18,614	Hayles	1,479	208,753
#18,622	Soroka	1,478	208,894

Who is named Hampshire

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

89% of people named Hampshire identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hampshires

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Susan Hampshire
British actress, born 1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hampshire

Hampson

Hampshire has the Soundex code H512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H512.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hampshire come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Hampshire?: 1,479 people in the United States had the surname Hampshire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,753 Americans. It ranked 18,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hampshire?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Hampshire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hampshire?: Susan Hampshire, British actress.
Where is the surname Hampshire most common?: Wikidata records people named Hampshire in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hampshire?: Hampshire is /ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Hampshire getting more or less common?: More common. 1,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,479 in 2010, up 3.1%.