Armitstead Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Armitstead 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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Armitstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
England2371:235,09719,437
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Canada771:478,51441,057
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Armitstead 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 Place. [v. Armit(t, and + Old English stede, a place].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Saxon.) The place of arms.

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

Armitstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Armitstead is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Armitstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. Armitstead occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Armitstead reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 25 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Armitstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Armitstead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Armitstead surname increased 4,129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Armitstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Armitstead are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Armitstead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $48,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,674 CAD per year.

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Armitstead Reference & Research

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Armistead DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Armistead FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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