Armit Surname
Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname
Armit Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the hermit.' Middle English eremite and heremite. Pronounced also armit as in Armitage (which see) for Hermitage; see last article.
John Heremite, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gerard Heremite, Warwickshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameArmit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 437 | 1:12,251 | 1,634 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Australia | 180 | 1:149,976 | 15,919 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| Thailand | 152 | 1:464,726 | 81,315 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 197 | 1:19,001 | 1,941 |
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Armit (632) may also be a first name.
Armit Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the hermit.' Middle English eremite and heremite. Pronounced also armit as in Armitage (which see) for Hermitage; see last article.
John Heremite, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gerard Heremite, Warwickshire, ibid.
Silvester le Hermite, Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Johannes Armet-man, i.e. servant of the hermit, 1179: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William Ermyte, or Armytt. sup. for B.A., March, 1515: Register of the University of Oxford.
1768. Married — William Armat and Ann Carrington: St. George, Hanover Square.
Mariota Armit is recorded in Strogeth, n.d. (Dunblane) and George Armitt was shipmaster in St. Andrews, 1751 (St. Andrews) Perhaps from ME. (h)erndte, 'a hermit.' compare English surname Armitage.
(Anglo-French-Lat-Greek) Hermit. [Middle English A. -French h)ermite, h)eremite, Low Latinh)eremita, a hermit; Greek έρημίτης (erēmitēs); from έρημία (erēmía), solitude]
Robert Heremita of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gerard Heremite of England, c. 1272, RH.
Armit Demographics
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Armit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Armit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Armit (Hindi: अर्मित, Marathi: करमजीत, Oriya: ଅମିର୍ତ) is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Armit? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 290,011th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Armit live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 331,170th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 632 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 437 people, or 1 in 12,251. In Scotland Armit is mostly found in: West Lothian, where 25 percent live, Fife, where 20 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 13 percent live. Barring Scotland this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Armit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Armit has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Armit surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 306 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Armit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Armit surname is principally Episcopalian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Armit last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Armit earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $37,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $53,188 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Armit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Armit in the Marathi language | ||
| करमजीत | karamajita | - |
| Armit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମିର୍ତ | amirta | 83.33 |
| ଅମିତ | amita | 16.67 |
| Armit in the Hindi language | ||
| अर्मित | armita | 71.43 |
| अरमीत | aramita | 10.2 |
| अर्मीत | armita | 8.16 |
| अरमित | aramita | 6.12 |
| आर्मित | armita | 4.08 |
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