Hamling Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

There is no single Hamling family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

Families named Hamling share their surname's story with Hamlin, its better-known spelling. Taken at its root, Hamling points to “little Hamo, 'home'”.

Records show Hamling as one of the forms Hamlin took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Hamblin. The 2010 census count for Hamling in the United States was 643, good for rank 35,057. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.

Want more than a summary? See the Hamling family name pack.