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 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 587 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 49 |
| Derbyshire | 249 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 35 |
| Essex | 46 |
| Gloucestershire | 49 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 26 |
| Lancashire | 4,271 |
| Leicestershire | 81 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 312 |
| Middlesex | 50 |
| Northumberland | 28 |
| Norfolk | 16 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 106 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 69 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 22 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 254 |
| Warwickshire | 104 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 24 |
| Yorkshire | 384 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 39 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 33 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 165 |
| Living On Own Means | 75 |
| General Labourer | 53 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 37 |
| Cotton Spinner | 37 |
| Scholar | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 29 |
| Farmer | 29 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Cotton Winder | 20 |
| Coal Hewer | 17 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Laundress Wash | 17 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 15 |
| Cook Domestic | 14 |
| Dock Labourer | 14 |
| House Painter | 14 |
| Stone Mason | 14 |
| Iron Moulder | 14 |
| Felt Hat Trimmer | 13 |
| Commercial Clerk | 12 |
| Gardener Domestic | 12 |
| Plumber | 12 |
| 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 |