Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɑɹm.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsArmytage, Hermitage Meaning & History Topographic name for someone who lived on or near a hermitage or a habitational for places so called, derived from Middle English ermitage. A famous bearer of the name is English actor Richard Crispin Armitage (1971-).