Armstrong

in the US

There are 105,711 people with the last name "Armstrong" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Armstrong 191
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  1. is 187th most common Knight
  2. is 188th most common Chavez
  3. is 189th most common Bradley
  4. is 190th most common Carroll
  5. is 191st most common Armstrong
  6. is 192nd most common Lane
  7. is 193rd most common Andrews
  8. is 194th most common Ruiz
  9. is 195th most common Cunningham

Most Common First Names for Armstrong

James, Robert, John, William, David, Michael, Richard, Mary, Charles, Thomas



Meaning & History

English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders): Middle English nickname for someone who was strong in the arm.

Irish: adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O’Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’, both from Ulster.

FOREBEARS This is a very common surname in North America. It was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the early 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland Co., PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (172095), who settled in Carlisle, PA, in about 1748. The Cumberland Valley of PA early became the most concentrated area of Scotch-Irish immigration in America.


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