Armstrong Name Meaning: From two Old English words - "earm" & "strang", literally meaning someone who is strong in the arm
Legend tells us that the first Armstrong was an armor-bearer to a Scottish king, whose horse was killed under him in battle. He was able to hoist the King on to his own horse, & thus earnt the name from this display of his strength.
Discover how your Armstrong 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 | 34 |
| Berkshire | 92 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 378 |
| Cornwall | 37 |
| Cumberland | 2,388 |
| Derbyshire | 97 |
| Devon | 47 |
| Dorset | 17 |
| Durham | 3,780 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 43 |
| Hampshire | 198 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 57 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 33 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 134 |
| Lancashire | 2,511 |
| Leicestershire | 275 |
| Lincolnshire | 299 |
| London | 1,331 |
| Middlesex | 154 |
| Northumberland | 3,021 |
| Norfolk | 68 |
| Northamptonshire | 50 |
| Nottinghamshire | 349 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 33 |
| Shropshire | 85 |
| Suffolk | 136 |
| Somerset | 92 |
| Surrey | 116 |
| Sussex | 105 |
| Staffordshire | 414 |
| Warwickshire | 146 |
| Westmorland | 199 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 59 |
| Yorkshire | 1,544 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 20 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 48 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,146 |
| Coal Miner | 658 |
| General Labourer | 215 |
| Farmer | 164 |
| Domestic Servant | 160 |
| Dress Maker | 150 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 135 |
| Living On Own Means | 129 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 117 |
| General Servant Domestic | 114 |
| Cotton Weaver | 111 |
| Labourer | 106 |
| Blacksmith | 92 |
| General Servant | 83 |
| House Keeper | 79 |
| Joiner | 76 |
| Farm Servant | 70 |
| Tailor | 64 |
| Clerk | 61 |
| Grocer | 50 |
| Laundress | 45 |
| Dressmaker | 45 |
| Charwoman | 43 |
| General Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Armstrong | 11,363 |
| Mary Armstrong | 10,834 |
| William Armstrong | 9,407 |
| Thomas Armstrong | 6,562 |
| Elizabeth Armstrong | 6,475 |
| Jane Armstrong | 4,716 |
| George Armstrong | 4,623 |
| James Armstrong | 4,548 |
| Margaret Armstrong | 4,218 |
| Sarah Armstrong | 4,131 |
| Robert Armstrong | 4,067 |
| Joseph Armstrong | 3,583 |
| Ann Armstrong | 3,400 |
| Isabella Armstrong | 2,007 |
| Annie Armstrong | 1,974 |
| Hannah Armstrong | 1,826 |
| Henry Armstrong | 1,735 |
| Charles Armstrong | 1,484 |
| Ellen Armstrong | 1,413 |
| Edward Armstrong | 1,395 |
| Alice Armstrong | 1,244 |
| Eliza Armstrong | 1,064 |
| Catherine Armstrong | 1,012 |
| Richard Armstrong | 971 |
| Emma Armstrong | 910 |