Meaning & Origin
Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including: A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon . A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex . A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent . A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade . A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire . A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire .
Hampton is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, from the Old English elements ham ('home, village') and ton ('settlement'), meaning 'home settlement' or 'village.' As a given name, it evokes the wealthy Long Island enclave of the Hamptons — a name associated with old money and summer houses.
Hampton has the patrician, preppy quality of names like Prescott, Ashby, and Aldrich. It sounds like a family with a guest room that has a name and a dock with a boat. Distinguished, unhurried, and carrying the effortless confidence of inherited advantage.