# Armitage (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/armitage/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,063 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,162 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 75,990 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (3,935 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹmɪtɪd͡ʒ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Hermitage |

## Etymology

From Middle English ermitage (“hermitage”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Armitage in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Armitage in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Armitage

- Richard Armitage, British actor
- Iain Armitage, American actor
- Richard Armitage, American diplomat and government official (1945-2025)
- Norman C. Armitage, American fencer (1907–1972)
- George Armitage, American film director
- Noel Gay, British composer (1898-1954)

## Similar surnames

Aranda, Arnett, Arndt, Arends, Arendt, Arnette, Arnott, Arant, Arend, Aurand, Arnaud, Arent.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.