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

Armor, 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 Armor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Armor in America

Armor is the 27452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Armor surname appeared 878 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 Armor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Armor 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 Armor

The surname Armor originated in England during the Middle Ages, deriving from the Old English word "armurie" or the Old French word "armure," both meaning "armor" or "armory." This surname was likely given to someone who worked as an armorer or who lived near an armory.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records, including the Hundredorum Rolls of Yorkshire, where it was spelled "Armurer." This early spelling variation reflects the connection to the occupation of an armorer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Armor can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where it was spelled "Armurer." This document recorded taxes paid by individuals, suggesting that the Armor family was already established in the region at that time.

The Armor surname has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was John Armor, a prominent merchant who lived in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century. Born in 1520, he played a role in the local economy and was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Another notable bearer of the name was Thomas Armor, a Scottish clergyman and writer who lived from 1590 to 1664. He served as a minister in the Church of Scotland and published several theological works during his lifetime.

In the 17th century, the Armor surname appeared in the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, indicating that some members of the family had emigrated to the American colonies. One such individual was William Armor, who was born in England in 1635 and settled in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 1600s.

The Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landholders in England compiled in 1086, does not explicitly mention the Armor surname. However, it does include references to individuals with similar occupational names, such as "Armiger" (meaning "armor-bearer") and "Armurarius" (meaning "armorer").

Other notable individuals with the surname Armor include John Armor (1783-1854), an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania, and Samuel Armor (1793-1861), a Scottish-born American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Armor

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

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

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