Armstead
Armstead is a surname, and may refer to:Arik Armstead, American football player Armond Armstead, American football player Henry Hugh Armstead (1828–1905), British sculptor Izora Armstead, American pop singer Jason Armstead, American football player Jessie Armstead, American football player Jo Armstead, American R&B singer and songwriter also known as Joshie Armstead Malcolm Armstead, American…
Meaning & Origin of Armstead
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Armstead is a surname, and may refer to:Arik Armstead, American football player Armond Armstead, American football player Henry Hugh Armstead (1828–1905), British sculptor Izora Armstead, American pop singer Jason Armstead, American football player Jessie Armstead, American football player Jo Armstead, American R&B singer and songwriter also known as Joshie Armstead Malcolm Armstead, American…
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The Story of Armstead
The earliest SSA record of Armstead as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 8 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Armstead — #1,568 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Armstead on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Armstead last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 416 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Armstead
Armstead is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 416 births in the dataset. Armstead's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Armstead's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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