Definition of "Hampton"

Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:

1. A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).  examples

2. A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Shropshire, England, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas.  examples

2. A town in Connecticut.  examples

3. A city in Florida.  examples

4. A city in Georgia.  examples

5. A village in Illinois.  examples

6. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Iowa.  examples

7. A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota.  examples

8. A hamlet in Missouri.  examples

9. A village in Nebraska.  examples

10. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.  examples

11. A borough of New Jersey.  examples

12. An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York.  examples

13. A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.  examples

14. A city in Virginia.  examples

15. A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.  examples

Places in Canada:

1. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.  examples

2. A town in Kings County, New Brunswick.  examples

3. A community in Nova Scotia.  examples

4. A community in Prince Edward Island.  examples

Places in Australia:

1. A town in Queensland.  examples

2. A town in Victoria.  examples