Armistead is a boy's name of English origin meaning “hermit and place.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Armistead belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “hermit and place” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Armistead first appears in Social Security records in 1909. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1282 in 1909, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 62 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the English & American shelf:
Armistead means “hermit and place” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Armistead is a boy name.
Armistead comes from the English & American tradition.
Armistead first appears in US records in 1909. Its best-ever ranking was #1282 in 1909, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal