Armistead

English
"hermit's place"

Armistead Origin and Meaning

The name Armistead is a boy's name of English origin meaning "hermit's place".

This dignified Old English surname was brought into the modern consciousness by author Armistead Maupin, who wrote the San Francisco stories Tales of the City. There was also a Civil War general named Lewis Armistead.

Famous People Named Armistead

  • Armistead Jones Maupin
    American novelist
  • Armistead Burwell Smith IV
    American musician of band Pinback
  • Armistead Churchill Gordon
    American lawyer and poet
  • Armistead Thomson Mason
    U.S. Senator from Virginia; youngest person to serve in the Senate
  • Armistead Inge Selden
    U.S. Congressman from Alabama
  • Armistead Lindsay Long
    U.S. Confederate general
  • Armistead Mason Dobie
    U.S. federal judge
  • Armistead Lloyd Boothe
    American politician from Virginia
  • Lewis Armistead
    U.S. Confederate General
  • Bennett Armistead Schauer (b. 2014)
    son of actress Laura Linney

Armistead in Pop Culture

  • Armistead Stuart
    character in the movie "What a Girl Wants"