The armitage Surname
armitage Name Meaning and History
English: topographic name from Middle English, Old French
(h)ermitage ‘hermitage’ (a derivative of Old French
(h)ermite ‘hermit’), or a habitational name from a place named
with this word. The name is very common in Yorkshire, where it has
been traced to Hermitage Bridge, a locality in Almondbury, near
Huddersfield.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Armitage - Tipperary to Ottawa 1830's | Blair | 17 |
| Armitage family for Horbury, Yorkshire, England |
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| Armitage family - Canada/Michigan | Yvonne Armitage Greene | 61 |
| ARMITAGE'S OF PUDSEY YORKSHIRE ENG | BILL MIRFIELD | 3 |
| Armitage/Fletcher | Dottie Cardullo | 12 |
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| Bernard Thornburn Armitage Canton, Ohio |
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| Armitages in Bucks Co., Pa. | Mona Ridder | 25 |
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