Armstead Surname
Approximately 10,477 people bear this surname
Armstead Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Hermitstead,' from residence at a hermitage or hermit-stead. Middle English eremite, a hermit, pronounced armit; compare Clark and Clerk, Darby and Derby, &c. This has been a Yorkshire surname for five centuries at least; see next article.
Read More About This SurnameArmstead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,617 | 1:37,689 | 4,659 |
| England | 522 | 1:106,740 | 11,153 |
| Australia | 217 | 1:124,404 | 13,629 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 459 | 1:53,105 | 6,388 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,922 | 1:26,128 | 3,211 |
Armstead (379) may also be a first name.
Armstead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Hermitstead,' from residence at a hermitage or hermit-stead. Middle English eremite, a hermit, pronounced armit; compare Clark and Clerk, Darby and Derby, &c. This has been a Yorkshire surname for five centuries at least; see next article.
Laurencius del Armetsted, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Armetstede, 1379: ibid.
William Armistead, vicar of Berwick Parva, Norfolk, 1587: History of Norfolk.
1618. Henry Knevet and Alice Armestead: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
William Armystede, or Harmestedr, M.A., July 4, 1527: Register of the University of Oxford.
For Armitstead, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the hermit’s dairy farm.
(Saxon.) The place of arms.
Armstead Demographics
Average Armstead Salary in
United States
$36,715 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Armstead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Armstead Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Armstead is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Armstead? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,142nd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 695,576 people. Armstead is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Armstead live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Armstead is also the 445,512th most frequent first name globally It is held by 379 people.
Armstead is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,617 people, or 1 in 37,689. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Armstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Armstead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Armstead last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Armstead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Armstead last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Armstead surname are 4.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.03% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Armstead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.91% less than the national average, earning $36,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $49,684 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmstead | 94 | 32 | / |
| Armsteadt | 94 | 4 | / |
| Armstiead | 94 | 1 | / |
| Armsteads | 94 | 1 | / |
| Aarmstead | 94 | 0 | / |
| Armsthead | 94 | 0 | / |
| Armsted | 93 | 59 | / |
| Armstad | 93 | 28 | / |
| Armstea | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ormstead | 88 | 15 | / |
| Harmstad | 88 | 13 | / |
| Garmstad | 88 | 4 | / |
| Armstedt | 88 | 3 | / |
| Armsteed | 88 | 3 | / |
| Armstaed | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ermstead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Armsteat | 88 | 0 | / |
| Armsteid | 88 | 0 | / |
| Armstaid | 88 | 0 | / |
| Aurmsted | 88 | 0 | / |
| Armstadt | 88 | 0 | / |
| Harmsted | 88 | 0 | / |
| Armstedd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Garmstedt | 82 | 13 | / |
| Hermstead | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ourmstead | 82 | 0 | / |
| Harmstadt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Armster | 80 | 489 | / |
| Ormstad | 80 | 118 | / |
| Armstay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Armstey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ermsted | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ormsted | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hermstad | 75 | 269 | / |
| Ormstedt | 75 | 15 | / |
| Hermsted | 75 | 8 | / |
| Armstach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hermstedt | 71 | 57 | / |
| Armsty | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hoermstad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ormster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Armstith | 63 | 0 | / |
| Härmstädt | 59 | 11 | / |
| Hermstädt | 59 | 5 | / |
| Ormsty | 57 | 1 | / |
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Armstead Reference & Research
Armistead One-name Study - A profile of the Armistead surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Armistead DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Armistead FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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