How common is the surname Armagost?

656 people in the United States had the surname Armagost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 470,649 Americans. It ranked 34,495th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Armagost?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Armagost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Armagost getting more or less common?

Less common. 673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 656 in 2010, down 2.5%.

Is Armagost also a first name?

Yes. Armagost is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Armagost

A patronymic surname, carried by 656 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Armagost is more common than 78.7% of them.

Origin

Ultimately from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *arô (“eagle”) and *gastiz (“stranger, guest”).

Armagost is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 656 people named Armagost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 470,649 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 673.

#34,495

rank among US surnames

656

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #32,267)

Who is named Armagost

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Armagost identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Armacost

Surnames that sound like Armagost

Armagost has the Soundex code A652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A652.

Questions

Where does the surname Armagost come from?: Ultimately from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *arô (“eagle”) and *gastiz (“stranger, guest”).
How common is the surname Armagost?: 656 people in the United States had the surname Armagost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 470,649 Americans. It ranked 34,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Armagost?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Armagost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Armagost?: Armagost is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Armagost getting more or less common?: Less common. 673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 656 in 2010, down 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Armagost?: Armacost.
Is Armagost also a first name?: Yes. Armagost is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.