Armour Surname

29,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Armour 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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Armour 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 States11,2131:32,3254,034
Australia1,8091:14,9232,119
England1,5441:36,0874,735
Scotland1,2671:4,226731
Canada1,2511:29,4533,854
Northern Ireland3961:4,659900
New Zealand2081:21,7713,817
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Trinidad and Tobago851:16,0472,005
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Dominica451:1,686287
Wales281:110,5198,545
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
India121:63,922,115578,870
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Guam81:20,0153,029
France81:8,302,840321,660
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Panama61:652,04310,051
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4321:10,2541,476
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,5261:2,453439
England3551:68,6637,757
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9681:51,8795,867

Armour (333) may also be a first name.

Armour 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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Armour Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 2,209 (2014)

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Armour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Armour (Arabic: ارمر) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Armour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,392nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 399,712 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Armour reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 479,726th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 333 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 11,213 people, or 1 in 32,325. In The United States Armour is most common in: Georgia, where 16 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Armour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Armour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Armour surname grew 1,158 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 435 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Armour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Armour last name is principally Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Armour last name are 12.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.48% registered with the party.

The amount Armour earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 355.84% more than the national average, earning R 1,083,260 per year; in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $56,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harmour9252/
Armoure921/
Aurmour921/
Garmour920/
Armor911,417/
Armur91864/
D'Armour862/
Armoor83743/
Harmor83158/
Armure8348/
Armore8338/
Garmor8310/
Aarmur838/
Armoir835/
Armord832/
Garmur831/
Armuur831/
Aarmor831/
Armaur831/
Aurmor830/
Armayor77287/
Armoire776/
Aarmoor774/
Armauer774/
Armoorr771/
Harmore770/
Armoyer770/
Armar731,120/
Ormor730/
Gourmour713/
Atrmujer711/
D'Armore711/
Harmurth711/
Armajort710/
Harmuyer710/
Armart67484/
Armare67199/
Harmar67108/
Gormor67104/
Ormord6772/
Armier6750/
Garmar6737/
Gormur6718/
Hormor6713/
Armard6713/
Armarh6711/
Armear677/
Armgar672/
Ourmor672/
Armaer671/
Armeer671/
Armatr671/
Armmar671/
Aarmar671/
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Armour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Armour in the Arabic language
ارمرarmr-
لارمرlarmr-

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