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 | 0 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 156 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 91 |
| Essex | 34 |
| Gloucestershire | 30 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 57 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 47 |
| Lancashire | 831 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 279 |
| Middlesex | 65 |
| Northumberland | 61 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 60 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 30 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 5,086 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,062 |
| Coal Miner | 132 |
| Woollen Weaver | 111 |
| Dress Maker | 60 |
| Living On Own Means | 58 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 51 |
| General Labourer | 49 |
| Worsted Weaver | 45 |
| Cotton Weaver | 44 |
| Worsted Spinner | 38 |
| Labourer | 34 |
| Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Cloth Weaver | 30 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Cotton Piecer | 28 |
| Farmer | 27 |
| Joiner | 26 |
| Stone Mason | 23 |
| Grocer | 19 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| Woollen Cloth Weaver | 18 |
| Woollen Spinner | 18 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 17 |
| 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 |