Armourer Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Armourer 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.
Read More About This SurnameArmourer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Armourer 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.
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.
See ARMOUR.
A corruption of Armourer.
Contracted from armorer, a maker of armor.
ARMORER: The occupation.
Defensive arms; all instruments of war. The name is probably contracted from Armorer, a maker of armor.
Lower says this name is a corruption of armourer; and he gives Armorer as a surname.
Armourer: an important man. The name has been shortened into Armour as a surname.
Armourer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Armourer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Armourer is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Armourer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Armourer is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Armourer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Armourer reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Armourer is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Armourer is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 100 percent live. Apart from England Armourer exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Armourer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Armourer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armorer | 93 | 206 | / |
| Armoure | 93 | 1 | / |
| Armaurer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Armourey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Armure | 86 | 48 | / |
| Armore | 86 | 38 | / |
| Armored | 80 | 41 | / |
| Armoire | 80 | 6 | / |
| Armoury | 80 | 4 | / |
| Armores | 80 | 2 | / |
| Garmore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harmore | 80 | 0 | / |
| Armorey | 80 | 0 | / |
| D'Armore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garmoury | 75 | 0 | / |
| Armuri | 71 | 384 | / |
| Armora | 71 | 238 | / |
| Armare | 71 | 199 | / |
| Armory | 71 | 69 | / |
| Armura | 71 | 35 | / |
| Garmarger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Armire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Armori | 71 | 1 | / |
| Armieri | 67 | 265 | / |
| Țărmure | 67 | 121 | / |
| Garmory | 67 | 94 | / |
| Armoori | 67 | 43 | / |
| Armoiry | 67 | 35 | / |
| Garmury | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aarmare | 67 | 5 | / |
| Harmora | 67 | 3 | / |
| Armoora | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garmuri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Armorys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarmuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Armaare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harmire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harmory | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gormore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ormored | 67 | 0 | / |
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