A Scottish Lanarkshire name — James Hamilton was, with Hugh Montgomery, one of the two men who effectively began the Plantation of Ulster in 1606.
Scottish Origin · Root meaning ‘from Hamilton, Lanarkshire’
Hamilton is a Scottish toponymic, taken from the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, and carries genuine historical weight in Ireland: James Hamilton, alongside Hugh Montgomery, negotiated the private settlement scheme in Antrim and Down in 1606 that effectively launched what became the Plantation of Ulster.
A name that didn't just arrive with the Plantation — one of its own bearers helped set the whole scheme in motion.
Irish form: (no Gaelic form)
