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

The last name Armittage is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Armittage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Armittage is the 7,593,402nd most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Armittage occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Armittage reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

Armittage is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Armittage is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 80 percent reside and Greater London, where 20 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 17 percent reside.

Armittage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Armittage has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Armittage surname declined 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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