Armor Surname

274,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Armor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the armourer,' a maker of armour.

'Armurers and Arowsmythis,' c 1400: Destr. Troy, v. 1588 (H.E.D).

'Armateur, an Armer, a provider of armes or weapons': Cotgrave (H.E.D).

John Armourer, mayor of Rising, Norfolk, 1343: History of Norfolk.

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Armor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1271:321,61429,307
Thailand881:802,708129,613
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
England451:1,238,17956,985
Wales211:147,35910,403
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
France61:11,070,454349,096
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales211:74,6863,520
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8641:58,1236,454

Armor (155) may also be a first name.

Armor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the armourer,' a maker of armour.

'Armurers and Arowsmythis,' c 1400: Destr. Troy, v. 1588 (H.E.D).

'Armateur, an Armer, a provider of armes or weapons': Cotgrave (H.E.D).

John Armourer, mayor of Rising, Norfolk, 1343: History of Norfolk.

Guy le Armerer, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon le Armurer. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Adam le Armerer, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Marion Armourer, Yorkshire: Deposition of Ecclesiastical Proceedings (Surtees Society).

1562-3. Buried — Syr John Armerar, parson of thys parishe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1640. Buried — John, Sonne of Thomas Birkett, armorer: St. Peter's, Cornhill.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Metonymic for armourer, 'a maker of armour.' In 1297 Adam le Armorere and Gunnore his wife made petition for redress against a distraint by the parson of Forde at Berwick (Bain, II, 967), Simon le Armurer or Symon Larmeurer, a Scots prisoner of war from Stirling Castle, is mentioned in 1305 (ibid., 1674), Symon Armour was bailie of Peebles, 1329, and in 1337 John Armurer was one of the garrison of Edinburgh Castle (ibid., III, p. 363). Symon Armourer, bailie of Forfar 1361 (ER., II, p. 62), may be Simon Armurer who was party to an indenture or agreement with the inhabitants of Montrose, 1372 (CuparAngus, I, p. 55), and Robert Armorer who was bailie of Lanark in 1490 may be Robert Armerar who held a tenement in Glasgow, 1497 (REG., 496). John Ermar or Ermair, burgess of Perth, was cautioner for the earl of Argyll in 1506 and again in 1510 (Rent. Dunk., p. 197,216), and John Armar was voter in Monkland, 1519 (Simon, 45). Marion Earmour is recorded in the parish of Douglas, 1661 (Lanark CR.). Jean Armour (1767—1834) was the wife of Robert Bums, Scotland's national poet. Airmour 1630, Armor 1668, Armore 1508, Armorare 1510, Armowrar 1501, Armwr 1511, Armwre 1562; Armer and Armoure also occur.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) metonymic for Armourer. [Middle English armerer, armurer; Middle English Old French armure, Latin armatura, armour]. Gwydo le Armerer. Hund Rolls.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made defensive armor for the body.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Armourer.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Contracted from armorer, a maker of armor.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Defensive arms; all instruments of war. The name is probably contracted from Armorer, a maker of armor.

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

Lower says this name is a corruption of armourer; and he gives Armorer as a surname.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Armor Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 249 (2014)

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Armor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Armor is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Armor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Armor is the 274,213th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,142,940 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Armor reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Armor is also the 738,219th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 155 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,127 people, or 1 in 321,614. In The United States Armor is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent are found and Iran, where 5 percent are found.

Armor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Armor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 130 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Armor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Armor surname is principally Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States Armor are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Armor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,357 CAD per year.

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