How Many People Have the Last Name Hamilton?
people had the surname Hamilton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,462 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+7,415 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Hamilton (70.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 23.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Hamilton ranks #82. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 72.8% to 70.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Hamilton grew from 194,331 people in 2000 to 201,746 in 2010 (up 3.8%), and its rank fell from #107 to #119. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 72.04 to 68.39 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 194,331 | 201,746 |
| Rank | #107 | #119 |
| Per 100,000 people | 72.04 | 68.39 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Hamilton
👤 Hamilton as a First Name
Hamilton is a first name too: about 4,112 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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