Armistead Surname

84,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Armistead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Hermitstead,' from residence at a hermitage or hermit-stead. Middle English eremite, a hermit, pronounced armit; compare Clark and Clerk, Darby and Derby, &c. This has been a Yorkshire surname for five centuries at least; see next article.

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Armistead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9421:91,94810,341
Australia9681:27,8883,794
England5911:94,27810,082
Canada1021:361,23132,546
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales101:309,45316,869
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Panama51:782,45211,059
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5441:44,8085,578
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8071:62,2296,801

Armistead (177) may also be a first name.

Armistead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Hermitstead,' from residence at a hermitage or hermit-stead. Middle English eremite, a hermit, pronounced armit; compare Clark and Clerk, Darby and Derby, &c. This has been a Yorkshire surname for five centuries at least; see next article.

Laurencius del Armetsted, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Armetstede, 1379: ibid.

William Armistead, vicar of Berwick Parva, Norfolk, 1587: History of Norfolk.

1618. Henry Knevet and Alice Armestead: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

William Armystede, or Harmestedr, M.A., July 4, 1527: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the hermit’s dairy farm.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Saxon.) The place of arms.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Armistead Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Armistead Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Armistead is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Armistead.

How Common Is The Last Name Armistead? popularity and diffusion

Armistead is the 84,372nd most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,272,267 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Armistead are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 685,598th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 177 people.

Armistead is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,942 people, or 1 in 91,948. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 15 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Armistead occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Armistead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Armistead has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 488 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Armistead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Quaker (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Armistead last name are 13.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.09% registered with the party.

The amount Armistead earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,102 CAD per year.

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Armistead Reference & Research

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