Armstrong (surname)
| Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Son of a strong man |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
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 Labhradha 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]
From the name Ó Labhradha Tréan (meaning "strong O'Lavery" and sometimes written in AngloIrish 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 9 Ulster Counties and Scotland, especially along the west coast.
Real people
Disambiguation of common names with this surname
- Alexander Armstrong (disambiguation) several people
- 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 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
- Martin 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
- Alun Armstrong (actor), English actor
- Anton Armstrong, American choral conductor and professor
- Billie Joe Armstrong, American vocalist of Green Day
- Beth Diane Armstrong, South African sculptor
- Campbell Armstrong, a Scottish writer
- Curtis Armstrong, American actor
- Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, better known as Dido, British pop singer
- Frankie Armstrong, English vocalist
- Gillian Armstrong, Australian film director
- Heather Armstrong, aka Dooce, American writer
- Helen Maitland Armstrong, American stained glass artist
- Jeannette Armstrong, Canadian writer
- Jerome Armstrong, American journalist
- Karen Armstrong, English author
- Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
- Kerry Armstrong, Australian actor
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971), American jazz musician
- Maitland Armstrong (1836–1918), American artist and diplomat
- Margaret Neilson Armstrong, book designer, illustrator, and writer
- Mick Armstrong, Australian socialist and author
- Paige Armstrong, American Christian singer-songwriter
- Peter Armstrong, English poet
- Samaire Armstrong, American actor
- The Armstrong Twins, bluegrass and country music act in the 1940s and '50s
- Vaughn Armstrong, American actor
Politics and government
- Cornelius W. Armstrong (1827–after 1872), New York politician
- Ernest Armstrong (1915–1996), a British Labour Party politician.
- Hilary Armstrong, British politician
- Ward Armstrong, American politician from Virginia
Religion
- 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
- Edwin Armstrong, full name Edwin Howard Armstrong, (1890–1954), American electrical engineer and inventor of FM radio
- Mark Armstrong (astronomer), British amateur astronomer
- William Ward Armstrong, Canadian computer scientist
Sports
- The Armstrong wrestling family (real last name James), including:
- Bob Armstrong (born Joseph Melton James, 1939), and his sons:
- Scott Armstrong (born Joseph Scott James, 1959)
- Brad Armstrong (wrestler) (born Bradley James, 1961–2012)
- Steve Armstrong (born Steve James, 1965)
- Brian Armstrong, best known as Road Dogg (born Brian Girard James, 1969)
- Bob Armstrong (born Joseph Melton James, 1939), and his sons:
- Alun Armstrong (footballer), English player
- B. J. Armstrong, former basketball player, most notably with the Chicago Bulls
- Brian Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Bruce Armstrong, American football player
- Colby Armstrong, Canadian hockey player
- Dale Armstrong (1941–2014), Canadian drag racer
- Darrell Armstrong, American professional basketball player
- Davey Armstrong, American boxer
- Debbie Armstrong, Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing
- Duncan Armstrong, Australian Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- Elizabeth Armstrong, an American water polo goalkeeper
- Evan Armstrong, Scottish boxer of the 1960s and '70s
- Gary Armstrong (rugby), Scottish rugby player
- Gary Armstrong (footballer)
- Graham Armstrong (1918–1960), American football player
- Hilton Armstrong, American basketball player
- Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1924), an England and New Zealand dual-international footballer
- Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1959), an English-born footballer
- Kevin Armstrong, Irish football player
- Kristin Armstrong, professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist
- Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
- Mark Armstrong (equestrian), British international representative show-jumper
- Mark Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Neil Armstrong (ice hockey)
- Neill Armstrong, American football player
- Norman Armstrong (1892–1990), English cricketer
- Otis Armstrong, American football player
- Paul Armstrong, Irish international football (soccer) player
- Ron Armstrong, a New Zealand international footballer
- Trace Armstrong, American football player
- Warwick Armstrong, Australian Test cricketer
Other
- Archibald Armstrong, (d. March, 1672) court jester to James I and Charles I
- Dwight Armstrong, American domestic terrorist
- Elizabeth Armstrong (settler), an American settler who took part in the Black Hawk War
- Eugene Armstrong, American construction contractor who was beheaded in Iraq
- Frank A. Armstrong, United States Air Force General
- Herbert Rowse Armstrong (1870–1922), British murderer - the "Hay poisoner",
- J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton Business School professor
- Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), American astronaut, first man on Moon
- Rebekka Armstrong, bodybuilder, former Playboy model and AIDS activist
- Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827-1896), American socialite.
Fictional people
- 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
- Coach Armstrong, character in Degrassi: The Next Generation.
- Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, radio series character on the show of the same name (1933–1951)
- Stretch Armstrong, action figure first introduced in the 1970s
- Tina Armstrong and her father, Bass, people from the Dead or Alive video game series
- Steven Armstrong, final boss in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
References
- ↑ "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ↑ Dobson, David (2003), The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America (Google Book), 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 Book), Essays on English Surnames (2nd ed.), London: John Russell Smith, p. 212, OCLC 674415725, retrieved 1 Jan 2012
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