Armstrong (surname)
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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", "O'Laverty", "McLavery", "McLaverty", "MacLavery" and "MacLaverty". 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
- 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:
- Alexander Armstrong several people, including:
- Alexander Armstrong (comedian), English comedian
- Alun Armstrong (actor), English actor
- Alun Armstrong (footballer), English player
- Annie Armstrong (1850–1938) American missionary leader
- Anton Armstrong, American choral conductor and St. Olaf College professor
- Archibald Armstrong, (d. March, 1672) court jester to James I and Charles I
- B. J. Armstrong, former basketball player, most notably with the Chicago Bulls
- Beth Diane Armstrong, South African sculptor
- Bill Armstrong (politician) (1909–1982), Australian politician
- Billie Joe Armstrong, American vocalist of Green Day
- Brad Armstrong several people, including:
- Brad Armstrong (porn star), Canadian porn star
- Brian Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Bruce Armstrong, American football player
- Campbell Armstrong, a Scottish writer
- Charles Armstrong several people, including:
- Charles Armstrong (ethnographer), English ethnographer and technologist
- Charles Armstrong (rower), American Olympic gold medalist in rowing
- Charles Armstrong (physician), American virologist in the US Public Health Service
- Chris Armstrong several people, including:
- Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1971), English player
- Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1982), English player
- Chris Armstrong (ice hockey), Canadian player
- Colby Armstrong, Canadian hockey player
- Cornelius W. Armstrong (1827–after 1872), New York politician
- Craig Armstrong several people, including:
- Craig Armstrong (composer), Scottish
- Craig Armstrong (footballer), English player
- Curtis Armstrong, American actor
- Darrell Armstrong, American professional basketball player
- Davey Armstrong, American boxer
- David Armstrong several people, including:
- David L. Armstrong, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County Judge-Executive and Attorney General of Kentucky
- David Malet Armstrong, an Australian philosopher
- Debbie Armstrong, Olympic gold medalist in the area of Alpine skiing
- Dwight Armstrong, American domestic terrorist
- Edwin Armstrong, full name Edwin Howard Armstrong, (1890–1954), American electrical engineer and inventor of FM radio
- Edward Armstrong several people, including:
- Edward R. Armstrong, a Canadian-born, American inventor
- Elizabeth Armstrong, an American water polo goalkeeper
- Elizabeth Armstrong (settler), an American settler who took part in the Black Hawk War
- Ernest Armstrong (1915–1996), a British Labour Party politician.
- Eugene Armstrong, American construction contractor who was beheaded in Iraq
- Evan Armstrong, Scottish boxer of the 1960s and '70s
- Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, better known as Dido, British pop singer
- Frank A. Armstrong, a United States Air Force General
- Frankie Armstrong, English vocalist
- Garner Ted Armstrong (1930–2003), American evangelist, son of Herbert W. Armstrong
- Gary Armstrong, Scottish rugby player
- Gary Armstrong (footballer)
- George Armstrong several people, including:
- George Armstrong (actor), English actor
- George Armstrong (footballer), English football player
- George Armstrong (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
- Gillian Armstrong, Australian film director
- Heather Armstrong, aka Dooce, American writer
- Harry Armstrong or Henry Armstrong several people including
- Henry Armstrong, American boxer
- Herbert Rowse Armstrong (1870–1922), British murderer - the "Hay poisoner",
- Herbert W. Armstrong (1892–1986), American evangelist, father of Garner Ted Armstrong
- Hilary Armstrong, British politician
- Hilton Armstrong, American basketball player
- Hubert Thomas "Tim" Armstrong, (1875–1942) New Zealand Labour Party politician
- Ian Armstrong several people, including:
- Ian Armstrong (Australian politician), Australian politician
- Ian Armstrong (Australian artist), Australian artist
- Ian Armstrong (footballer), English footballer
- J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton Business School professor
- James Armstrong several people, including:
- James Armstrong (Pennsylvania), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- James Armstrong (footballer), former professional footballer
- Jeannette Armstrong, Canadian writer
- Jerome Armstrong, American journalist
- Joe Armstrong several people, including:
- John Armstrong several people, including:
- John Armstrong of Langholm and Staplegorton, called Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie (died 1530), notorious outlaw of the Anglo-Scottish border
- John Armstrong, Sr. (1717–1795), American general and Continental Congressman
- John Armstrong, Jr. (1758–1843), American soldier and statesman, United States Senator, U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Minister to France
- John Armstrong (footballer born 1936), former professional footballer
- John Armstrong (poet) (1709–1779) Scottish poet.
- John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong, Canadian politician
- Joseph Armstrong several people, including:
- Joseph G. Armstrong, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Karen Armstrong, English author
- Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
- Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1924), an England and New Zealand dual-international footballer
- Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1959), an English-born footballer
- Kerry Armstrong, Australian actress
- Kevin Armstrong, Antrim GAA great
- Kristin Armstrong, professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist
- Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
- Lee Armstrong, American actress
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971), American jazz musician
- Margaret Neilson Armstrong, writer and illustrator
- Mark Armstrong (astronomer), British amateur astronomer
- Mark Armstrong (equestrian), British international representative show-jumper
- Mark Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Mick Armstrong, Australian socialist and author
- Morgan Armstrong, American teacher at Cumberland Academy of Georgia
- Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), American astronaut, first person on Moon
- Neil Armstrong (ice hockey)
- Neill Armstrong, American football player
- Norman Armstrong (1892–1990), English cricketer
- Otis Armstrong, American football player
- Paige Armstrong, American Christian singer-songwriter
- Paul Armstrong, Irish international football (soccer) player
- Peter Armstrong, (born 1957), English poet
- Rebekka Armstrong, bodybuilder, former Playboy model and AIDS activist
- Richard Armstrong several people, including:
- Richard Lee Armstrong (1937–1991), American/Canadian professor, geochemist
- Robert Armstrong several people, including:
- Ron Armstrong, a New Zealand international footballer
- Samaire Armstrong, American actress
- Samuel Armstrong several people, including:
- Samuel C. Armstrong (1839–1893), American educator
- Samuel Turell Armstrong (1874–1850), American politician
- The Armstrong Twins, bluegrass and country music act in the 1940s and '50s
- Thomas Armstrong, several people, including
- Sir Thomas Armstrong, (c. 1633–1684), English Army officer and Member of Parliament executed for treason
- Sir Thomas Armstrong (conductor) (1898–1994), organist and conductor
- Thomas H. Armstrong
- Tim Armstrong several people, including:
- Tim Armstrong (born 1965), American punk rock musician and songwriter
- Tim Armstrong (executive), chairman of AOL
- Tim Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1967), hockey player
- Tim Armstrong (politician), (1875–1942) New Zealand Labour Party politician
- Tom Armstrong (cartoonist)
- Tommy G. Armstrong, Louisiana businessman and politician
- Trace Armstrong, American football player
- Vaughn Armstrong, American actor
- Ward Armstrong, American politician from Virginia
- Warwick Armstrong, Australian Test cricketer
- William Armstrong several people, including:
- William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810–1900), English industrialist
- William H. Armstrong, American author
- William L. Armstrong, American politician
- William Ward Armstrong, Canadian mathematician and computer scientist
Fictional people
- Alex Louis Armstrong, the state alchemist from Fullmetal Alchemist
- Olivier Mira Armstrong, the Briggs general 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, A controversial Colorado senator and 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 edition ed.), London: John Russell Smith, p. 212, OCLC 674415725, retrieved 1 Jan 2012