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Origins Available: French, German

Where did the French Armand family come from? What is the French Armand family crest and coat of arms? When did the Armand family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Armand family history?

The surname Armand is of patronymic origin, and belongs to the category of surnames known as hereditary surnames. As a point of interest, the name is derived from the personal name Armand, and signifies "the son of Armand." The personal name Armand is of Germanic origin, being derived from the Old German word "heri," which meant army man, warrior, and therefore meant soldier. The original Germanic form of the personal name was Heriman; the name in English is Herman.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Armand, Arman, Armans, Armande, Armad, Armade, d'Armand, l'Armand, Darmand, Larmand, Larman, Darman, Darmon, Larmande, Darmande, Armmand, Armman, Armmmans, Armmande, Armmad, Armmade, Harman, Harmman, Harmand, Harmmande, Herman, Hermande, Hermman, Hermmande, Hartman, Hartmande and many more.

First found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Armand research. Another 324 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1700, 1789, 1807, and 1814 are included under the topic Early Armand History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Armand Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Armand Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Jacques Armand settled in Louisiana in 1757
  • Isabel Armand, who landed in America in 1760

Armand Settlers in the 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
  • F Armand, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • Mathiaus Armand settled in Philadelphia in 1856

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  • Louis Armand, French Administrator and Engineer, President of S.N.C.F in 1958, the largest engineering company in France
  • Émile Armand (1872-1962), French anarchist
  • Inessa Armand (1874-1920), French communist
  • Louis Armand (1905-1971), French Resistance member
  • Sylvain Armand (b. 1980), French footballer
  • Frøydis Armand (b. 1949), Norwegian actress
  • Gesner Armand (b. 1936), Haitian painter
  • Gisken Armand (b. 1962), Norwegian actress
  • Joseph-François Armand (1820-1903), Canadian politician
  • Martin Armand, Iranian graphic designer and body painter


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  6. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  7. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  8. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  9. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  10. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
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The Armand Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Armand Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:39.

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