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

Armon, 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 Armon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Armon in America

Armon is the 32599th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Armon surname appeared 705 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Armon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Armon 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 Armon

The surname ARMON is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "armon," meaning "armor" or "arms." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who worked with armor or weapons, possibly a blacksmith or a soldier.

One of the earliest known references to the surname ARMON can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive record of landowners and properties in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. This indicates that individuals bearing this surname had already established themselves in England by the 11th century.

In the 13th century, there are records of an Arnaud Armon, a Knight Templar from the region of Languedoc in southern France. The Knights Templar were a famous Catholic military order during the Crusades, and Arnaud Armon's association with this order suggests that the surname was linked to a military or knightly background.

During the 14th century, a prominent figure named Jean Armon was a wealthy merchant and landowner in the city of Bordeaux, France. His success in trade and acquisition of property exemplifies the economic prosperity that some families with the surname ARMON had achieved by this time.

In the 16th century, there was a notable English playwright and poet named Robert Armon (1567-1609). He was known for his contributions to the Elizabethan and Jacobean theater and is considered one of the leading dramatists of his era, alongside contemporaries like William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson.

Another significant individual with the surname ARMON was Marie Armon (1737-1805), a French botanist and naturalist. She made valuable contributions to the study of plants and their classification and was recognized for her extensive collections of plant specimens from various regions of France.

Over the centuries, the surname ARMON has also been associated with various place names and locations. For instance, there is a village called Armon in the department of Nièvre in central France, and an area known as Armonville in the Île-de-France region near Paris. These place names may have influenced the spread and variations of the surname in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Armon

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

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 Armon 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 Armon 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 Armon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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