Last Name HAMLETT

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Meaning	The son of Hamon, from nickname Ham, and double diminutive Ham-el-ot. Later on it assumed the settled form of Hamlet. Its rivals were Hamnet and Hamlin. Both Hamlet and Hamnet were commongly used as font-names, although their relation as diminutive of Hamon was quite forgotten.

Origin	English, Irish, South african

Rank	6,016 (2000 US census)	5,310 (1990 US census)

Count	5,265 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

63.67%, or 3352 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
32.78%, or 1726 total occurrences, as black,
0.19%, or 10 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.27%, or 14 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.54%, or 81 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.56%, or 82 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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