About the Hemphil Surname

Hemphil sits within the Hemphill family of names, which has Scottish roots. At root, the name means “Hemp hill”.

Without the “l” of Hemphill, Hemphil is a simpler written form of the same name.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hemphil, so the heraldry linked to Hemphill is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Hemphil report, with a museum-style coat of arms.