Armitage Family History
Armitage Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English Old French (h)ermitage ‘hermitage’ (a derivative of Old French (h)ermite ‘hermit’) or a habitational name from a place called with this word. The name is very common in Yorkshire where it has been traced to a hermitage in South Crosland close to Armitage Bridge in Almondbury near Huddersfield.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022