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![Show Contents]() Armand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The distinguished surname Armand is of very ancient German origin. It is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements "heri," meaning "army," and "man," meaning "man." Early Origins of the Armand familyThe surname Armand was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. One of the first records of the family was Hermann (fl. 1070), a hagiographer, probably a native of Lorraine, was the Archdeacon of Herfast, Bishop of Thetford, and helped him in his attempt to assert the jurisdiction of his see over St. Edmund's Abbey. 1 Hermann (d. 1078), first bishop of Salisbury, a native of Lorraine, was probably one of the clerks of the royal chapel under the Danish dynasty, and held that office when, in 1045, Edward the Confessor appointed him bishop of Ramsbury or Wilton, in succession to Brihtwold. 1 Early History of the Armand familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Armand research. Another 146 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1612, 1621, 1625, 1643, 1646, 1650, 1664, 1678, 1686, 1695, 1703, 1708, 1719, 1727, 1734, 1769, 1786, 1828 and 1842 are included under the topic Early Armand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Armand Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Herman, Hermann, Herrman, Herrmann, Hörman, Hörmann, Hierman, Harmen, Harmand, Harman, Armand, Armant, Hermand, Arman, Erman, Ermann, Hearman, Hearmann, Harm, Harmsen, Harmson and many more. Early Notables of the Armand familyNotable figures of the time with the name Armand were Jobst Herman of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1625-1678), Count of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg; Augustine Herman, First Lord of Bohemia Manor (c.1621-1686), a Bohemian explorer, merchant, and cartographer; Johann Oswald Harms (1643-1708), a German...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Armand Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Armand RankingIn the United States, the name Armand is the 10,817th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Armand is ranked the 518th most popular surname with an estimated 8,729 people with that name. 3
 Armand migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Armand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacques Armand, who settled in Louisiana in 1757
- Isabel Armand, who landed in America in 1760 4
Armand Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr Armand, aged 30, settled with his wife and child in New Orleans in 1822
- Elizabeth Armand, aged 15, settled in New Orleans in 1822
- Marie Armand, who landed in New York, NY in 1835 4
- F Armand, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 4
- Mathiaus Armand, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Armand Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Jules Armand, son of Raoul and Blanche Turcotte, of Saint-Sauveur, Québec, married Alphonsine Chabot, daughter of Emile and Elodie Gosselin in 1942
| Contemporary Notables of the name Armand (post 1700) | + |
- Margaret M. Armand, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000 5
- Frøydis Armand (1949-2022), Norwegian actress, daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of Merete Armand and Gisken Armand, both actresses
- Dr Leanne Armand (1968-2022), Australian marine scientist from Adelaide, South Australia, an expert in the identification of diatoms in the Southern Ocean
- Patrick Armand, French retired ballet dancer from Marseille, France, the associate director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2012
- David Armand (b. 1977), born David Whitehead, an English comedian, actor and writer from Kettering, Northamptonshire
- Sylvain Armand (b. 1980), French retired professional footballer from Saint-Étienne, France; he played as a defender for Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Nantes, and Clermont
- Louis Armand (1905-1971), French Resistance member during World War II, the first chair of Euratom and was elected to the Académie française in 1963
- Joseph-François Armand (1820-1903), Canadian politician, Senator for Repentigny, Quebec (1867-1903), Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Alma (1858-1867)
- Inessa Armand (1874-1920), born Elisabeth-Inès Stéphane d'Herbenville, French-Russian communist, member of the Bolsheviks and feminist who spent most of her life in Russia
- Gesner Armand (1936-2008), Haitian painter from Croix-des-Bouquets
- ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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