Armitage meaning | Last name Armitage origin

Following is the meaning of Armitage surname. Family name Armitage is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Armitage
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: English name, a variant of French hermitage. It means one who lives with a hermitage, or in a place called Armitage (name of a common Staffordshire). A hermitage is the habitation of hermit, formerly a wilderness or solitary place; a conven t of hermits or minor friars.

Armitage is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Armitage has 8 characters long in length.

Armitage is common in South Africa country(ies).

Armitage is ranked 23125 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Armitage bearers increased by 3.252859 per cent in 2010 US census to 4063 since 2000, the surname slipped by 372 spots and ranked at 8162. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.95 94.05
Others 3.05 2.21
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.18 1.14
Black 0.89 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.51

How popular is Armitage?

Armitage is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in England which signifies that it is originated from England. Around 22271 people have been found who wears Armitage as their family name. Armitage is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
52,864 United Arab Emirates9
101,066 Zimbabwe5
1,014,159 India4
18,646 Thailand4
90,211 Germany4
10,542 China4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
3,818 Zambia3
19,452 Malaysia3
54,641 Sweden2
18,625 Japan2
40,256 Mexico2
31,767 Greece2
19,093 Finland2
1,118 Isle of Man2
139,444 Brazil2
723,167 Indonesia2
6,266 Luxembourg2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
20,186 Kenya2
10,284 Kuwait2
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Immigrants to US

Farmer Joseph Armitage from Ireland aboard the Triumph from Limerick during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 40 years old when he arrived in USA on May 7, 1849. Joseph Armitage, aged 30, Susan Armitage, aged 25, R. Armitage, aged 21, James Armitage, aged 35, Ann Armitage, aged 30, Martha Armitage, aged 23, Sarah Armitage, Shoemaker John Armitage, are others that migrated to US.

Comments :Armitage  Armitage is a family name which designated the inhabitants of a desert place, derived from or erm hermendroit desert, this is originally a domain name became surname.

Celebrities having Armitage surname

Richard Armitage Theatrical producer
Aileen Armitage Actor
Alison Armitage Actress
Simon Armitage Poet
Richard Armitage Film actor
Graham Armitage Film actor
Richard Armitage Former United States Deputy Secretary of State
John Armitage Editor
Alison Armitage Actress
George Armitage Miller Author
  • Amanda Armitage, from 2010 adventure movie The River Runs Red, who played the Aunt Elizabeth.
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