The Armstrong Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Armstrong family.

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The Armstrong Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Armstrong
1841 Census575
1851 Census3638
1861 Census6749
1871 Census10427
1881 Census15014
1891 Census17153
1901 Census22682

Most Frequent Forenames for the Armstrong Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Armstrong 39 306 568 870 1222 1313 1697
Mary Armstrong 39 346 622 874 1288 1308 1459
William Armstrong 46 284 490 745 1045 1099 1410
Thomas Armstrong 33 204 357 518 716 764 978
Elizabeth Armstrong 24 202 381 541 756 769 839
George Armstrong 19 136 230 366 523 589 775
James Armstrong 23 125 239 358 497 560 692
Margaret Armstrong 21 121 245 396 516 510 674
Jane Armstrong 32 177 299 379 463 472 556
Sarah Armstrong 17 128 235 344 509 508 577
Robert Armstrong 14 107 205 312 464 481 643
Joseph Armstrong 19 96 178 292 423 426 556
Annie Armstrong 0 3 38 122 258 367 530
Ann Armstrong 36 159 226 237 232 191 165
Isabella Armstrong 10 44 103 164 230 256 306
Henry Armstrong 8 62 102 148 231 222 269
Hannah Armstrong 8 70 127 173 190 211 248
Charles Armstrong 10 33 80 134 186 220 266
Ellen Armstrong 9 34 74 125 166 203 232
Edward Armstrong 9 51 81 114 168 180 231

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Armstrong family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Armstrong

View Name: ARMSTRONG.

ARMSTRONG

Derivation:
From two Old English words - "earm" & "strang", literally meaning someone who is strong in the arm

History:
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.

Linked Surnames:
Armstrang,

 


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