Armagost

English

Alternative forms

• Armacost

Etymology

Ultimately from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *arô (“eagle”) and *gastiz (“stranger, guest”).

Proper noun

Armagost (plural Armagosts)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Armagost is the 34495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 656 individuals. Armagost is most common among White (93.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Armagost”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 55.