Flat-topped hill or crooked hill
Derived from an English place name, likely from the Old English elements 'hamel' (crooked or flat-topped) and 'dun' (hill). It became a prominent Scottish surname before being adopted as a given name.
Less common today
Hamilton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,218 in 1994.
Nobel Prize-winning microbiologist
White House Chief of Staff for Jimmy Carter
Academy Award-winning Disney animator and director
The district attorney and rival of Perry Mason · Perry Mason
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
