Hampson Name Meaning: This is a patronymic variant of the personal name 'Hamo',from 'Haimo' short form of names beginning with hairn 'home'.
This is of Anglo-Saxon origin.Possibly from the personal name 'Hamundr',har 'high' + mund 'protection'.
Discover how your Hampson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 581 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 186 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 34 |
| Hampshire | 28 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 3,527 |
| Leicestershire | 58 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 224 |
| Middlesex | 18 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 51 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 69 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 180 |
| Warwickshire | 39 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 20 |
| Yorkshire | 250 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 19 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 10 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,086 |
| Cotton Weaver | 177 |
| Coal Miner | 108 |
| Cotton Winder | 42 |
| House Keeper | 40 |
| General Labourer | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 34 |
| Carter | 33 |
| Cotton Spinner | 30 |
| Labourer | 28 |
| Annuitant | 27 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| Fustian Cutter | 24 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Grocer | 22 |
| Silk Weaver | 22 |
| Hatter | 20 |
| Charwoman | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 17 |
| Cotton Reeler | 16 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Farmers Son | 15 |
| Cotton Operative | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Hampson | 3,304 |
| Mary Hampson | 3,212 |
| William Hampson | 2,660 |
| James Hampson | 2,058 |
| Elizabeth Hampson | 1,981 |
| Thomas Hampson | 1,768 |
| Sarah Hampson | 1,648 |
| Joseph Hampson | 1,116 |
| Alice Hampson | 1,030 |
| Ann Hampson | 1,029 |
| George Hampson | 987 |
| Jane Hampson | 893 |
| Margaret Hampson | 830 |
| Ellen Hampson | 824 |
| Robert Hampson | 748 |
| Henry Hampson | 649 |
| Hannah Hampson | 648 |
| Charles Hampson | 596 |
| Martha Hampson | 592 |
| Annie Hampson | 573 |
| Richard Hampson | 563 |
| Eliza Hampson | 487 |
| Edward Hampson | 458 |
| Samuel Hampson | 447 |
| Peter Hampson | 393 |