Armitage
English family name
Armitage is an English surname, occasionally used as a given name.
It derives from a place name meaning hermitage.
Notable bearers include actor Richard Armitage and poet Simon Armitage.
The name appears in fiction as well—the shadowy CIA operative in William Gibson's *Neuromancer*.
The Armitage family has lived here for generations.
One who portrays characters
- RichardMasculine name, Germanic origin
- poetWriter of verse
- SimonMasculine given name
- designerOne who plans appearances
Kenneth · author · celebrity · performer · playwright · director · artist · musician
actor
One who portrays characters
designer · Kenneth · author · celebrity · performer · playwright · director · artist · musician · composer
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · bloodline · pedigree · clan · descendants · forebears · dynasty · kinship · relatives · house
village
Small rural community
- YorkshireHistoric English county
- EnglandLargest British country
- StaffordshireMidlands county in England
hamlet · parish · settlement · locale · geography · township · region · district · rural · British
Armitagegiven name
Personal name from birth
first name · forename · Christian name · personal name · baptismal name