Hamerton is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Atkins Hamerton (1804–1857), British consul in Zanzibar Bob Hamerton (1911–1990), Canadian swimmer Greg Hamerton (born 1973), South African fantasy novelist and extreme sports writer John Miller Hamerton (1778–1855), British Army officer Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834–1894), British art critic and writer Robert Hamerton-Kelly (1938–2013), South African Christian theologian, United Methodist pastor and author