The armstrong Surname
armstrong Name Meaning and History
- English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders): Middle English nickname for someone who was strong in the arm.
- Irish: adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O’Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’, both from Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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