Armitage Name Meaning: A topographic name from 'Old French' (h)ermitage 'hermitage',variant of old french (h)ermite 'hermit',one who lives in 'solitude',retired from 'society'.
This is an Anglo-French surname.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Richard De Ermitage',dated 1259.
Discover how your Armitage ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 124 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 26 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 104 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 37 |
| Lancashire | 605 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 51 |
| London | 281 |
| Middlesex | 50 |
| Northumberland | 52 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 44 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 16 |
| Sussex | 30 |
| Staffordshire | 15 |
| Warwickshire | 9 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 4,791 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,108 |
| Woollen Weaver | 119 |
| Coal Miner | 95 |
| House Keeper | 50 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Worsted Weaver | 34 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| Annuitant | 31 |
| Joiner | 31 |
| Weaver | 29 |
| General Servant | 27 |
| Cotton Piecer | 25 |
| Worsted Spinner | 25 |
| Stone Mason | 23 |
| Grocer | 23 |
| Cloth Dresser | 23 |
| Cloth Finisher | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Cotton Winder | 19 |
| Woollen Spinner | 19 |
| Wool Sorter | 18 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Armitage | 3,577 |
| John Armitage | 3,200 |
| William Armitage | 2,586 |
| Sarah Armitage | 2,311 |
| George Armitage | 2,115 |
| Elizabeth Armitage | 1,991 |
| Joseph Armitage | 1,661 |
| Thomas Armitage | 1,475 |
| James Armitage | 1,368 |
| Ann Armitage | 1,283 |
| Hannah Armitage | 1,189 |
| Jane Armitage | 876 |
| Martha Armitage | 846 |
| Annie Armitage | 814 |
| Emma Armitage | 775 |
| Eliza Armitage | 674 |
| Charles Armitage | 665 |
| Ellen Armitage | 647 |
| Benjamin Armitage | 597 |
| Alice Armitage | 573 |
| Henry Armitage | 553 |
| Harry Armitage | 490 |
| Emily Armitage | 487 |
| Samuel Armitage | 481 |
| Arthur Armitage | 473 |