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Position:Home>Genealogy> What is the origin of singer Joan Armatrading's last name?Question:Could be a stage name. Although she's a Brit, those islands have a lot of interaction amongst the Dutch, French, and British, hence, it could be a corruption of Dutch or French origin. You could ask her yourself--- http://www.joanarmatrading.com/index.asp... Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Could be a stage name. Although she's a Brit, those islands have a lot of interaction amongst the Dutch, French, and British, hence, it could be a corruption of Dutch or French origin. You could ask her yourself--- http://www.joanarmatrading.com/index.asp... clueless her...African? sound like a slave or surf name origination most names are she is from st.kitts ,british west indies so i suppose that would indicate that her family geneology is linked to the slave trade and often those surnames came from a combination of things This is a strange one. There are no real records of this name apart from associations to Joan, whose music, incidentally I love! I know she comes from St Kitts (Nevis) which are small Caribbean islands. A lot of slaves took their masters' names but in this case it does not seem to be the case. A real puzzle. Perhaps the name was made up? it seems to be a very specific surname, and there is only one other person with it:Tony Armatrading and a road inTexas! |