Find out how popular the last name Armand is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Armand.

Armand, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Armand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Armand in America

Armand is the 11146th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Armand surname appeared 2,841 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Armand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Armand to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Armand

The surname Armand originated in France during the Middle Ages. Its roots can be traced back to the Germanic words "hari" meaning army and "man" meaning man, essentially translating to "warrior" or "soldier." It was a common name among nobles and knights in medieval France.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Armand surname dates back to the 11th century. In the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a document from the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres, there is a mention of a knight named Armand de Blois who fought in the First Crusade.

Another notable historical figure bearing the Armand surname was Philippe Armand, a French diplomat and statesman who lived from 1587 to 1662. He played a crucial role in negotiating the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War.

In the 13th century, records show an Armand de Montfort, a French nobleman and military commander who participated in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France.

During the Renaissance period, Jean-Baptiste Armand, a French painter and engraver, gained fame for his religious works and portraits. He was born in 1619 and died in 1694.

The Armand surname also has a connection to the French aristocracy. In the 17th century, the Armand family was granted the title of Dukes of Richelieu, and one of its members, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu, served as a prominent military leader and Chief Minister to King Louis XIII.

Throughout history, the Armand surname has been associated with various place names in France, such as Armand-Villars, a commune in the Yonne department, and Armand-Bernard, a former commune in the Gironde department. These place names likely originated from individuals bearing the Armand surname who resided or held lands in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Armand

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Armand.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Armand was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Armand has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Armand was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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