Hamilton

English and Scottish

"treeless hill"

Hamilton Origin and Meaning

The name Hamilton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "treeless hill".

Unless it runs in your family, or Alexander Hamilton is your particular hero, you might consider something less imposing -- and without the teasable nickname Ham.

Hamilton Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

Hamilton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1897 on Nameberry

Hamilton Popularity

• 1897 Nameberry 2024
• 882 Unique 2019

20 Names Similar to Hamilton

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Famous People Named Hamilton

• Hamilton Masakadza Zimbabwean cricketer
• Hamilton Fish 26th US Secretary of State
• Hamilton Camp English,American singer, songwriter, actor and voice actor
• Hamilton Othanel Smith American microbiologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Hamilton Luton Luske American Disney animator and film director
• Hamilton Green 4th Prime Minister of Guyana
• (Hamilton) Lavity Stoutt Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands
• Hamilton Frederick Bohannon American disco bandleader
• (Hamilton) Nash Grier American YouTuber
• (Herbert) Hamilton Harty Irish composer
• (William) Hamilton McWhorter Jordan 8th White House Chief of Staff
• Hámilton Ricard Colombian footballer
• Hamilton Sabot French gymnast
• James Hamilton McDonough son of actor Neal McDonough
• Alexander Hamilton U.S. Revolutionary hero and first United States Secretary of the Treasury

Hamilton in Pop Culture

• "Hamilton: An American Musical " a hit Broadway musical, about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, written by Lin Manuel Miranda
• Hamilton pig character from the kids show "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast"
• Hamilton Holt character in the "39 Clues" series
• Hamilton Hill character in DC Universe
• Charles Hamilton character in "Gone with the Wind"
• "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton " film
• Hamilton city in New Zealand
• Hamilton Township New Jersey