How common is the last name Hamilton?

194,450 people in the United States have the last name Hamilton, about 1 in 1,537. It ranks #122 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HAMILTON

#122

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
194,450
About
1 in 1,537
This common or more
18.3%
Who bears it

Of the 194,450 people with the last name Hamilton, 67.5% reported their origin as White, 23.2% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hamilton

#120 Alexander · 197,734#121 Patterson · 197,137#123 Graham · 194,159#124 Moreno · 192,910

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hamilton, most common first.

#66,829 Hamelton · 319#147,221 Hamiliton · 113

Also a first name

As a first name, Hamilton ranks #4,165 of 53,615, with 4,608 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 98 births. See Hamilton as a first name

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