Armittage Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Armittage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Armittage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Armittage Last Name Facts

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

Armittage occurs most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Armittage.

How Common Is The Last Name Armittage? popularity and diffusion

Armittage is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Armittage are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 80 percent reside and Greater London, where 20 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 17 percent reside.

Armittage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Armittage has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armitage9423,764/
Armitatge894/
Armistage891/
Armitager891/
Armitagee891/
Armitgage891/
Harmitage890/
Armytage82482/
Armitige8239/
Ermitage8224/
Armitace822/
Ormitage821/
Armitege821/
Armitoge820/
Armitase820/
Armitaje820/
Armetage820/
Hermitage78453/
Hermetage670/
Harmitouche601/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Armittage
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