Duhamel

Duhamel is an historic surname from Northern French and Belgian families, especially from Normandy, Picardy and the Romance Low Countries (Artois and Romance Flanders), meaning from the hamlet, or from home as the word hamlet comes from the root word home. By migration, this surname is also frequent in the east of France and Switzerland and by offshore migration in the US and mainly in Canada. The name may refer to:

==People== Alain Duhamel (born 1940), French journalist Antoine Duhamel (1925–2014), French composer Denise Duhamel (born 1961), American poet Georges Duhamel (1884–1966), French writer Helen Duhamel (1904–1991), American businesswoman and broadcaster Helene Duhamel (born 1962), American politician and journalist Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782), French physician, naval engineer and botanist, whose standard abbreviation as a botanist is Duhamel Henry Duhamel (1853–1917), French mountaineer, author and skiing pioneer James F. Duhamel (1858–1947), New York state senator, and Washington DC patent attorney Jean-Marie Duhamel (1797–1872), French applied mathematician Jean-Baptiste Duhamel (1624–1706), French scientist and theologian Jean-Pierre-François Guillot-Duhamel (1730–1816), French engineer Jonathan Duhamel (born 1987), Canadian professional poker player and winner of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1841–1909), Canadian clergyman and educator Josh Duhamel (born 1972), American fashion model and actor Judy Olson Duhamel (born 1939), American politician and educator Marcel Duhamel (1900–1977), French actor, screenwriter, translator and publisher Maurice Duhamel (1884–1940), French composer and Breton nationalist Meagan Duhamel (born 1985), Canadian figure skater Miguel Duhamel, (born 1968), Canadian professional motorcycle racer Olivier Duhamel, (born 1950), French academic and politician Ron Duhamel (1938–2002), Canadian politician Yvon Duhamel (1939–2021), Canadian professional motorcycle and snowmobile racer