Hamlin

English

Alternative forms

• Hambling, Hamling

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)

1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:
   1. A community in Smoky Lake County, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community and township in Audubon County, Iowa.
      2. A minor city and township in Brown County, Kansas.
      3. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky.
      4. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
      5. A township in Eaton County, Michigan.
      6. A township in Mason County, Michigan.
      7. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
      8. A town and census-designated place in Monroe County, New York.
      9. A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
      10. A village in Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
      11. A city in Jones County, Texas.
      12. A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, West Virginia.
   3. Ellipsis of Hamlin County.

Derived terms

• County of Hamlin
• Hamlin County
• Hamlin Peak
• Hamlin Valley

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hamlin is the 2150^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16871 individuals. Hamlin is most common among White (79.22%) and Black/African American (15.29%) individuals.

See also

• Hamelin
• Hameln

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamlin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.