Armstrong Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Armstrong

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Armstrong history with Armstrong Family Crest
Armstrong Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Armstrong
Surname Notables

Clan Badge of Armstrong

Septs of Armstrong

About Family Crests

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Origin Displayed: Scottish

Where did the Scottish Armstrong family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Armstrong family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

From the historical and enchanting region of Scotland emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Armstrong family. The Armstrong surname is thought to come from the Middle English words "strong" and "arm," and has also been rendered in Gaelic as MacGhillielaidir. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Armstrong, Armstrang, Armestrang, Harmestrang and many more.

First found in Cumberland, where they were seated from early times. This well known Border surname, the Norman "Fortenbras" is an instance of a surname assumed from a personal attriBute, strength of arm.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Avis Armstrong, who was on record in Connecticut in 1660; Edward Armstrong, who received a land patent in Maryland in 1666; Addam Armstrong, who came to Virginia in 1691.

Motto Translated: I remain unvanquished.

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Suggested Readings for the name Armstrong

Ancestry Descendants of Daniel F. Armstrong and Sarah Nutter by Evelyn Crawford Fenton.
Armstrong Ancestry: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert R. Armstrong by John Edward Armstrong.

Some noteworthy people of the name Armstrong

Lance Armstrong (b. 1971), American cyclist and cancer survivor, 4-time winner of the Tour de France
Neil Alden Armstrong (b. 1930), American astronaut, and first person to set foot on the moon
Louis Satchmo Armstrong (1900-1971), American jazz musician
Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890-1954), American electrical engineer
Henry Jackson Armstrong (1912-1988), American boxer
Archy Armstrong, Scottish court jester
John Armstrong (1709-1779), Scottish physician and poet
Johnnie Armstrong, Scottish freebooter and castle-rustler
Sir Walter Armstrong (1850-1918), Scottish writer
William Armstrong, Scottish moss-trooper
Lord William Armstrong (1810-1900), industrialist and engineer, whose house at Cragside was the first in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity, he later he acquired Bamburgh Castle, still owned by the family
Walter Zuber Armstrong, jazz artist in clarinet, flute, and piano
Gillian May Armstrong (b. 1952), Australian film director
Henry Edward Armstrong (1848-1937), English chemist
Robert Armstrong (b. 1927), English civil servant
William George Armstrong (1810-1900), English industrialist who was the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire

Armstrong Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Armstrong
Armestrang, Armstrang, Armstrong, Armystrang, Cozier, Cozzier, Crosar, Crosier, Crossar, Crossier, Croyser, Crozer, Crozier, Crozuer, Fairbain, Fairbairn, Fairbairns, Fairbaorne, Fairbaourn, Fairbaourne, Fairbarn, Fairbarns, Fairbaurn, Fairbayrne, Fairbirn, Fairborn, Fairborne, Fairborns, Fairbourn, Fairbourne, Fairburn, Fairburns, Fairbyrne, Fairebain, Fairebairn, Fairebairns, Fairebaorne, Fairebaourn, Fairebarn, Fairebaurn, Fairebayrne, Fairebirn, Faireborne, Faireborns, Fairebourn, Fairebourne, Faireburn, Faireburns, Fairebyrne, Farebain and more.

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Armstrong family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Armstrong coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Armstrong genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Plaques and Frames

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Surname Histories

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Symbolism

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The Armstrong Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Armstrong 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.