The Hamton Last Name

Hamton belongs to the Hampton family of names, which has English roots. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Hampton, "home farm"”.

Before spelling was fixed, Hampton was also written Hamton. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Hamptone and Hampden.

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