Meaning of the nameHamilton
- Male
- English origin
- Ha-mil-ton
Hamilton is a spelling of the name Amílton, which means “from the English place name Hamilton: hamel, 'blunt, flat-topped' (or 'crooked'), and dūne, 'hill'”.
Meaning
“from the English place name Hamilton: hamel, 'blunt, flat-topped' (or 'crooked'), and dūne, 'hill'”
Meaning of the name Amílton, of which Hamilton is a spelling.
- People (2022)
- 20,617
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,041
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,068
- people
Hamilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Hamilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (5,356 people).
49 women 20,568 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Hamilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Hamilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.016%
- Minas Gerais 0.014%
- Paraná 0.013%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.012%
- São Paulo 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,064 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,918 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 2,316 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,887 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 1,462 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 836 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 779 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 772 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 599 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 590 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 536 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 434 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 307 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 291 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 244 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 239 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 233 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 206 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 192 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 145 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 141 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 114 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 94 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 88 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 55 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 51 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Hamilton
It keeps the initial h and the English spelling, without an accent: Wiktionary describes it as an unadapted borrowing, used mainly in Brazil.
About the name Amílton
According to Wiktionary, Amílton is a variant of Hamílton, a borrowing of the English Hamilton; the spelling Hamilton, without the accent, is an unadapted borrowing. Hamilton is a Scottish surname taken from a place in Leicestershire, England, whose name comes from the Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel, 'blunt, flat-topped', and dūne, 'hill'. Behind the Name gives the same structure, but translates hamel as 'crooked, mutilated'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,344 people named Amilton, with a median age of 50.
Other spellings of Amílton
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Amílton | 34,344 |
| Hamilton | 20,617 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Hamilton · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Hamilton · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Amílton · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Hamílton · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Hamilton
What does the name Hamilton mean?
Hamilton means “from the English place name Hamilton: hamel, 'blunt, flat-topped' (or 'crooked'), and dūne, 'hill'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Amílton, of which Hamilton is a spelling.
How many people are named Hamilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,617 people with the first name Hamilton, which ranks it number 1,041 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Hamilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Hamilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 20,568 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Hamilton?
Hamilton is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Hamilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.016% of the state's population is named Hamilton (2,316 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Hamilton?
Amílton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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