I am the Adminstrator of the Hamler MyFamily Web Page which we use as a genealogical web site since there are seemingly so few Hamlers/Hammlers/Hamblers/Homblers/Hamblers. In particular I have a question about the last name of Hambler. I know that there are Hamblers who originated as "Hammlers" long ago in Germany. Over time, the spelling of their last name just changed. I have noticed that there are many, many more Hamblers in England than there are in America. I went to a web page of the city of Badsey in England and noted that when I went to the name of Ambler, I was directed to the name "Hambler." I emailed once with a man whose last name was "Ambler" and he denied that "Hamler" and "Ambler" had anything to do with each other. In fact, he said that *his* last name was derived from a horse-backriding term! (The German "Hammler" refers to "castrator of sheep.") There seem to be so many "Amblers" and "Hamblers" in England, I can't help but wonder of *these* Hamblers have a totally different derivation than most American "Hamblers"--whose name derives from "Hammler." Thansk for any possible help you can offer... Flanagan