Hamlin
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English
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Etymology
From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.
Proper noun
Hamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename:
- An unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, United States.
- A city in Brown County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
- A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
- A town in Monroe County, New York, United States.
- A city in Jones County, Texas, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.
- Ellipsis of Hamlin County.
- Ellipsis of Hamlin Township.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hamlin is the 2150th 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.
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Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamlin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.