Last Name HAMPSHEIR

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Meaning	Local: Of Hallamshire, easily naturally corrupted to Hampshire. There can be no doubt about the Yorkshire Hampshires. They are descended from Hallamshire folk. Nine-tenths of Hampshires are Hallamshire. The order is Hallomshire, Halmshire, Hamshire, and (with customary intrusive 'p' after 'm,' as in Simpson or Thompson) Hampshire. Also could be local of Hampshire.

Origin	English, Irish

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