Hamilton family

Hamilton family of the United States
Parent family	Clan Hamilton
Current region	United States
Place of origin	Scotland
Members	Alexander Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton
Connected families	Schuyler family Van Rensselaer family Morgan family Livingston family
Motto	Viridis et fructifera (Latin for 'Verdant and fruitful')
Estate(s)	The Grange

The Hamiltons of the United States are a family of Scottish origin, whose most prominent member was Alexander Hamilton (1755/57–1804), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Their ancestors and relations in Scotland included the Lairds of Kerelaw Castle in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, of the Cambuskeith branch of Clan Hamilton.