Armitt Surname

307,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Armitt Surname Definition:

(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]

Armitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8031:69,3878,014
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Scotland711:75,4065,680
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales221:140,66110,115
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2771:87,9989,205
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Armitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Armitt Last Name Facts

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

Armitt is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Armitt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 307,612th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,934,484 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Armitt live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 69,387. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 16 percent reside, Cheshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Apart from England Armitt exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Armitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Armitt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Armitt last name expanded 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 418 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Armitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Armitt are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Armitt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning $54,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.76% more than the national average, earning $70,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harmitt92215/
Armitte921/
Armaitt921/
Armit911,321/
Armiet83196/
Armett83108/
Armist8346/
Harmit8321/
Armidt8313/
Garmit8312/
Ermitt8310/
Armeit833/
Armith833/
Armite831/
Aarmit831/
Airmit830/
Armi802,401/
Hermitt77382/
Garmett7720/
Armette7712/
Harmett773/
Garmait772/
Armiste772/
Harmite772/
Armeits772/
Armeite771/
Earmist770/
Garmi731,903/
Armet731,521/
Harmi731,467/
Armid73882/
Armis73735/
Armai73232/
Armie73178/
Airmi7380/
Arzmi7371/
Armio7336/
Ermit7326/
Armei7325/
Aarmi7311/
Armiz735/
Armih734/
Armij732/
Armiy732/
Aurmi731/
Earmoith711/
Armeih67215/
D'Armi67211/
Garmai67204/
Harmai67191/
Hharmi67187/
Hermit67167/
Gormit67162/
Garmiy67144/
Harmis67117/
Airmet67107/
Armish6771/
Harmet6766/
Garmio6747/
Armich6740/
Armaiz6734/
Armije6732/
Armais6729/
Armaih6724/
Harmiz6719/
Harmei6719/
Armeth6711/
Garmei6710/
Airmai679/
Airemi678/
Harmie673/
Garmet673/
Armaia672/
Garmid672/
Harmid672/
Armois672/
Hairmi672/
Harhmi671/
Harëmi671/
Harmih671/
Ermith671/
Garmoi671/
Aharmi671/
Armets671/
Armijp671/
Armiss671/
Armáiz671/
Armmie671/
Hormit671/
Armete671/
Harmui671/
Armaid671/
Armeat670/
Earmis670/
Ermett670/
Armeut670/

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