The armour Surname
armour Name Meaning and History
Scottish and northern Irish: from Middle English, Old French
armure, blended with the agent noun armer (see
Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and
armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as
well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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