If DeArmond originates from the d'Armands of Southeast France, then the Y chromosome markers of male descendants would trace to the Franks or Burgundian Germanic nobility who ruled the fiefdoms of France after the fall of Rome. Armand is the French translation of the German name of Herman. If you are a male with DeArmond as your surname, a simple 12 marker Y DNA comparison test will determine your haplogroup origin. If your markers match to Northwest Ireland and Southwest Scotland, then it is time to reconsider the romantic concept of your noble French ancestry.