How common is the surname Armstrong?

135,044 people in the United States had the surname Armstrong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,286 Americans. It ranked 213th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Armstrong?

Neil Armstrong, American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012), followed by Louis Armstrong.

Where is the surname Armstrong most common?

Wikidata records people named Armstrong in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Armstrong?

Armstrong is /ˈɑɹmˌstɹɔŋ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Armstrong getting more or less common?

More common. 129,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 135,044 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Armstrong

A nickname surname, carried by 135,044 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɑɹmˌstɹɔŋ/ 2 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). Armstrong is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

By surface analysis, arm + strong. The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).

Armstrong is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 135,044 people named Armstrong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,286 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 129,982.

#213

rank among US surnames

135,044

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #204)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#204	Hansen	137,977	2,238
#205	Peters	137,513	2,245
#206	Santos	137,232	2,250
#207	Hart	137,184	2,251
#208	Bradley	136,720	2,258
#209	Knight	136,713	2,258
#210	Elliott	135,765	2,274

Who is named Armstrong

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

72% of people named Armstrong identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Armstrongs

65 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
Louis Armstrong
American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
Billie Joe Armstrong
American rock musician (born 1972)
Karen Armstrong
Author and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain, born 1944
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954)
Emily Armstrong
American rock musician, born 1986
Henry Armstrong
American boxer (1912–1988)
Samaire Armstrong
American actress, born 1980
Bess Armstrong
American actress, born 1953
R. G. Armstrong
American actor (1917-2012)
Craig Armstrong
British composer, born 1959
Kristin Armstrong
American cyclist, born 1973

Notable Armstrongs come mostly from the United States (46), the United Kingdom (10) and Australia (6).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Armstrong

Armstrong 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 Armstrong come from?: By surface analysis, arm + strong. The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).
How common is the surname Armstrong?: 135,044 people in the United States had the surname Armstrong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,286 Americans. It ranked 213th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Armstrong?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Armstrong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Armstrong?: Neil Armstrong, American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012), followed by Louis Armstrong.
Where is the surname Armstrong most common?: Wikidata records people named Armstrong in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Armstrong?: Armstrong is /ˈɑɹmˌstɹɔŋ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Armstrong?: Armstrong is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Armstrong getting more or less common?: More common. 129,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 135,044 in 2010, up 3.9%.