Armstrong_(surname) Knowpia

Armstrong
Origin
Meaning	Son of a strong man
Region of origin	North East England, Scotland, Ireland

Armstrong is a surname of Scottish borders origin. It derives from a Middle English nickname which meant someone with strong arms. In Ireland the name was adopted as an Anglicization of two Gaelic names from Ulster: Mac Thréinfhir (meaning "son of the strong man") and Ó Labhraidh Tréan (meaning "strong O'Lavery").^[1] Clan Armstrong is a clan from the border area between England and Scotland.^[2] The Scottish Armstrong is reputed to have been originally bestowed by "an antient (sic) king of Scotland" upon "Fairbairn, his armour-bearer" following an act of strength in battle.^[3] In the UK this surname is well represented in North East England, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Scottish Borders, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, and Northern Ireland, and in the US it is well represented in the Deep South, and other southern states.

From the name Ó Labhraidh Tréan (meaning "strong O'Lavery" and sometimes written in Anglo-Irish as "Tréanlámagh") the following surnames survive: "Trainor", Traynor", O'Lavery", "McLavery", and "MacLavery". Although the name "Armstrong" is quite common in the Aghagallon and Glenavy area of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, the other names are to be found within the nine Ulster Counties and Scotland, especially along the west coast.

Real people edit

Disambiguation of common names with this surname edit

Brad Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Charles Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Chris Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Craig Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
David Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Edward Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Gary Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
George Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Harry Armstrong (disambiguation) or Henry Armstrong, several people
Ian Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
James Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Joe Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
John Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Joseph Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Margaret Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Martin Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Mary Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Michael Armstrong (disambiguation) or Mike Armstrong, several people
Neil Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Paul Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Richard Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Robert Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Samuel Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
Thomas Armstrong (disambiguation), several people
Tim Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
William Armstrong (disambiguation) several people:

Arts and letters edit

Alun Armstrong (actor) (born 1946), English actor
Angeline Armstrong, Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and the frontwoman of Telenova
Anton Armstrong (born 1956), American choral conductor and professor
Arkeria Rose Armstrong (born 1988), Australian Aboriginal artist
Benita Armstrong (1907–2004), British sculptor
Beth Diane Armstrong (born 1985), South African sculptor
Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), American vocalist of Green Day
Campbell Armstrong (1944–2013), Scottish writer
Curtis Armstrong (born 1953), American actor
Eve Armstrong (born 1978), New Zealand artist
Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong (born 1971), British pop singer Dido
Frankie Armstrong (born 1941), English vocalist
Franny Armstrong (born 1972), film director
Gail Armstrong (illustrator) (born 1966), British artist
Gillian Armstrong (born 1950), Australian film director
Graeme Armstrong (author) (born 1991), Scottish author
Heather Armstrong (1975–2023), aka Dooce, American writer
Helen Maitland Armstrong (1869–1948), American stained glass artist
Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian writer
Jerome Armstrong (born 1964), American journalist
Karen Armstrong (born 1944), English author
Kelley Armstrong (born 1968), Canadian author
Kerry Armstrong (born 1958), Australian actor
Lorne Armstrong (born 1970), American country singer
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971), American jazz musician
Maitland Armstrong (1836–1918), American artist and diplomat
Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944), book designer, illustrator, and writer
Mick Armstrong, Australian socialist and author
Paige Armstrong (born 1990), American Christian singer-songwriter
Peter Armstrong (born 1957), English poet
R. G. Armstrong (1917–2012), American actor
Randy Armstrong (disambiguation), several people
Rebecca Patricia Armstrong (born 2002), Thai actress, singer, model
Ruth Alice Armstrong (1850–1901), American social activist, writer, lecturer
Samaire Armstrong (born 1980), American actor and fashion designer
Tammy Armstrong (born 1974), Canadian poet and writer
The Armstrong Twins, bluegrass and country music act in the 1940s and '50s
Vaughn Armstrong (born 1950), American actor

Politics and government edit

Chris Armstrong (political theorist), British political theorist and author
Cornelius W. Armstrong (1827–1883), New York politician
Ernest Armstrong (1915–1996), a British Labour Party politician.
Frederick Thomas Armstrong (1907–1990), Canadian politician
Hilary Armstrong (born 1945), British politician
John Franklin Armstrong (1819–1887), Texas state representative
Kelly Armstrong (born 1976), American politician from North Dakota
Ward Armstrong (born 1956), American politician from Virginia

Religion edit

Annie Armstrong (1850–1938) American missionary leader
Garner Ted Armstrong (1930–2003), American evangelist, son of Herbert W. Armstrong
Herbert W. Armstrong (1892–1986), American evangelist, father of Garner Ted Armstrong

Science and technology edit

Beulah Armstrong (1895–1965), American mathematician
Edwin Armstrong, full name Edwin Howard Armstrong, (1890–1954), American electrical engineer and inventor of FM radio
James Armstrong (engineer) (1947–2010), British structural engineer
Lilias Armstrong (1882–1937), English phonetician
Mark Armstrong (astronomer) (born 1958), British amateur astronomer
Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), American astronaut, first man on Moon
William Ward Armstrong, Canadian computer scientist

Sports edit

The Armstrong wrestling family (real last name James), an American family including:
- Bob Armstrong (born Joseph Melton James, 1939–2020), and his sons:
  - Scott Armstrong (born Joseph Scott James, 1961)
  - Brad Armstrong (wrestler) (born Bradley James, 1962–2012)
  - Steve Armstrong (born Steve James, 1965)
  - Brian Armstrong, best known as Road Dogg (born Brian Girard James, 1969)
Austin Armstrong (born c. 1993), American football coach
Alun Armstrong (footballer) (born 1975), English player
B. J. Armstrong (born 1967), former basketball player, most notably with the Chicago Bulls
Brian Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Bruce Armstrong (born 1965), American football player
Colby Armstrong (born 1982), Canadian hockey player
Cornell Armstrong (born 1995), American football player
Dale Armstrong (1941–2014), Canadian drag racer
Darrell Armstrong (born 1968), American professional basketball player
Davey Armstrong (1956–2021), American boxer
Debbie Armstrong (born 1963), Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing
Dorance Armstrong (born 1997), American football player
Duncan Armstrong (born 1968), Australian Olympic gold medalist in swimming
Elizabeth Armstrong (water polo) (born 1983), an American water polo goalkeeper
Evan Armstrong (1943–2017), Scottish boxer of the 1960s and 1970s
Gary Armstrong (rugby) (born 1966), Scottish rugby player
Gary Armstrong (footballer) (born 1958), English footballer
Genevieve Armstrong (born 1988), New Zealand rower
Gerry Armstrong (born 1954), Northern Irish footballer
Graham Armstrong (1918–1960), American football player
Hilton Armstrong (born 1984), American basketball player
Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1924) (1924–1984), an England and New Zealand dual-international footballer
Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1959) (1959–2022), an English-born footballer
Kevin Armstrong (1922–1992), Irish football player
Kristin Armstrong (born 1973), professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist
Lance Armstrong (born 1971), American cyclist
Marcus Armstrong (born 2000), New Zealand racing driver
Mark Armstrong (equestrian) (born 1961), British international representative show-jumper
Mark Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Neil Armstrong (ice hockey) (1932–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
Neill Armstrong (1926–2016), American football player
Norman Armstrong (1892–1990), English cricketer
Otis Armstrong (1950–2021), American football player
Ron Armstrong, a New Zealand international footballer
Russ Armstrong (born 1962), American curler
Shawn Armstrong (born 1990), American baseball player
Stuart Armstrong (born 1992), Scottish footballer
Tommy Armstrong Jr. (born 1993), American football player
Trace Armstrong (born 1965), American football player
Warwick Armstrong (1879–1947), Australian Test cricketer

Other edit

Archibald Armstrong (died 1672), court jester to James I and Charles I
Bigoe Armstrong (1717–1794), British Army general
Dwight Armstrong (1951–2010), American domestic terrorist
Elizabeth Armstrong (settler) (1798–1857), American settler who took part in the Black Hawk War
Eugene Armstrong (died 2004), American construction contractor who was beheaded in Iraq
Frank A. Armstrong (1902–1969), United States Air Force General
Frederick C. Armstrong (1895–1918), Canadian flight commander and flying ace
Herbert Rowse Armstrong (1870–1922), British murderer – the "Hay poisoner"
J. Scott Armstrong (born 1937), Wharton Business School professor
Rebekka Armstrong (born 1967), American bodybuilder, former Playboy model and AIDS activist
Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827–1896), American socialite
Harrison Armstrong, also known as Aitch, (born 1999), British rapper

Fictional people edit

The Armstrong family, victims of a crime in Murder on the Orient Express
The Armstrong family, protagonists of Lisa: The Painful and its related games. Notably, Marty Armstrong, Bradley Armstrong, Lisa Armstrong, and Buddy Armstrong.
Alex Louis Armstrong, the state alchemist from Fullmetal Alchemist
Olivier Mira Armstrong, the Briggs general from Fullmetal Alchemist
Catherine Elle Armstrong, the youngest daughter of Armstrong Family from Fullmetal Alchemist
Chuck Armstrong, a character from the Cars film series
Coach Armstrong, a character from Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, radio series character on the show of the same name (1933–1951)
Seth Armstrong - a character from Emmerdale
Steven Armstrong, the main antagonist from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Stretch Armstrong, action figure first introduced in the 1970s
Sue Ellen Armstrong - a character from the fictional show Arthur
Tina Armstrong and her father, Bass, two characters from the Dead or Alive video game series

References edit

^ "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
^ Dobson, David (2003), The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America (Google Books), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, pp. 4–5, ISBN 0-8063-5209-4, OCLC 52732092, retrieved 1 Jan 2012
Additional OCLC records exist for same book.
^ Lower, Mark Antony (1844), "Historical Surnames", Essays on family nomenclature, historical, etymological and humorous: with chapters of rebuses and canting arms, the roll of Battel abbey, a list of latinized surnames, &c., &c. (Google Books), Essays on English Surnames (2nd ed.), London: John Russell Smith, p. 212, OCLC 674415725, retrieved 1 Jan 2012

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