Armistead

Armistead Meaning & Origin

About Armistead
The surname Armistead is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Ermest", meaning "whole" or "universal", combined with the word "stede", meaning "place". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Armistead can be interpreted as "dweller at the place of Ermest" or "one who comes from Ermest's place".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Armistead is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Armistead: 2,528
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 12,296
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.86

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Armistead based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ARMSTT
🗽 NYSIIS
ANA
🔊 Soundex
A6502303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AA1 R M IH0 S T EH2 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈɑrmɪˌstɛd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARMSTT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Armistead in Braille

Here's how to represent Armistead in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Armistead in braille

How to sign the name Armistead using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Armistead using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Armistead in sign language

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