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Where Does The Last Name Armitage Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Armitage (Arabic: ارميتاج) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Armitage? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 22,845^th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 306,663 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Armitage are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 593,349^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 229 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 10,746 people, or 1 in 5,185. In England Armitage is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Armitage Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Armitage has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Armitage last name rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 510 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 206 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Armitage Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Methodist (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Armitage last name are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Armitage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.67% less than the national average, earning 239,949 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.1% more than the national average, earning R 394,716 per year; in United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $53,590 CAD per year.