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 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 493 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 93 |
| Derbyshire | 182 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 97 |
| Essex | 49 |
| Gloucestershire | 59 |
| Hampshire | 36 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 46 |
| Lancashire | 3,577 |
| Leicestershire | 83 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 374 |
| Middlesex | 40 |
| Northumberland | 71 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 108 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 72 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 310 |
| Warwickshire | 114 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 37 |
| Yorkshire | 337 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 28 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 32 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,025 |
| Cotton Weaver | 147 |
| Coal Miner | 140 |
| General Labourer | 81 |
| Dress Maker | 60 |
| Living On Own Means | 58 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 47 |
| Domestic Servant | 44 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| Cotton Spinner | 37 |
| Farmer | 35 |
| Cotton Winder | 34 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 31 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Grocer | 28 |
| Carter | 28 |
| Clerk | 25 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| General Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| Book Keeper | 17 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| 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 |