How common is the last name Armstrong?

129,826 people in the United States have the last name Armstrong, about 1 in 2,302. It ranks #221 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ARMSTRONG

#221

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
129,826
About
1 in 2,302
This common or more
23.5%
Who bears it

Of the 129,826 people with the last name Armstrong, 69.7% reported their origin as White, 20.4% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Armstrong

#219 Ray · 130,289#220 Hudson · 129,935#222 Duncan · 129,708#223 Lane · 129,618

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Armstrong, most common first.

#66,829 Armstong · 319

Also a first name

As a first name, Armstrong ranks #25,390 of 53,615, with 374 people. See Armstrong as a first name

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