Hamilton (surname)
E442399
Hamilton is a common Scottish and English surname of Norman origin, borne by numerous notable figures in politics, science, and the arts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamilton (surname) canonical | 2 |
| Hamilton (given name) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4466895 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamilton (surname) Context triple: [Hamilton (toponym), etymologyRelatedTo, Hamilton (surname)]
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A.
Hamilton (toponym)
Hamilton (toponym) is a place name used for numerous towns, cities, and geographic locations worldwide, most prominently the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, and the capital of Bermuda.
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B.
Hayes
Hayes is a suburban district in southeast London, England, known for its residential character and green spaces within the London Borough of Bromley.
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C.
Hayes
Hayes is a suburban town in west London, England, known for its residential areas, transport links, and proximity to Heathrow Airport.
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D.
Hamilton
Hamilton is a small coastal village on the Caribbean island of Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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E.
Hamilton
Hamilton is a major industrial port city in Ontario, Canada, known for its steel production and location on the western tip of Lake Ontario.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamilton (surname) Target entity description: Hamilton is a common Scottish and English surname of Norman origin, borne by numerous notable figures in politics, science, and the arts.
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A.
Hamilton (toponym)
Hamilton (toponym) is a place name used for numerous towns, cities, and geographic locations worldwide, most prominently the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, and the capital of Bermuda.
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B.
Hayes
Hayes is a suburban district in southeast London, England, known for its residential character and green spaces within the London Borough of Bromley.
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C.
Hayes
Hayes is a suburban town in west London, England, known for its residential areas, transport links, and proximity to Heathrow Airport.
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D.
Hamilton
Hamilton is a major industrial port city in Ontario, Canada, known for its steel production and location on the western tip of Lake Ontario.
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E.
Hamilton
Hamilton is a small coastal village on the Caribbean island of Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
ⓘ
Scottish surname ⓘ family name ⓘ surname ⓘ surname of Norman origin ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clan Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Hamilton, Leicestershire
NERFINISHED
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Old English elements "hamel" and "dun" ⓘ |
| hasCategory | toponymic surname ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalRoot |
Norman French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Alastair Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ George Hamilton (actor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hamilton (lawyer) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hamilton (poet) NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Hamilton (artist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Hamilton (golfer) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Rowan Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFieldOfBearers |
arts
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politics ⓘ science ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
England
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Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Hambleton
NERFINISHED
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Hamiltoon ⓘ |
| isUsedAs |
hereditary family name
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patronymic surname ⓘ |
| meaning | crooked hill ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hamilton (surname) Description of subject: Hamilton is a common Scottish and English surname of Norman origin, borne by numerous notable figures in politics, science, and the arts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hamilton (given name)