Last Name HAMSHAWSummary/Contribute |
| 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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