Abbott is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Abbott
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: The name refers to an abbot in English (see Abad, Lamp for explanation). Varientes: Abbot, Abbatt, Abbett.

How popular is Abbott?

Abbott is common in England.

Abbott is ranked 4873 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Abbott bearers increased by 2.167764 per cent in 2010 US census to 52739 since 2000, the surname slipped by 57 spots and ranked at 645. The last name was found in around 179 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.5 91
Black 4.89 4.56
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.8
Others 1.78 1.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66 0.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.49
Abbott is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Antigua and Barbuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 111808 people have been found who wears Abbott as their family name. Abbott is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
15,185 Nigeria9
6,940 Japan8
8,040 Guyana6
10,164 Egypt6
1,377 South Korea6
95,557 Czech Republic6
24,455 Saudi Arabia5
9,053 Senegal5
26,825 Georgia5
5,909 Bangladesh3
4,138 Bahrain3
35,789 Turkey3
2,967 Vietnam3
3,818 Zambia3
9,500 Ghana3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
16,136 Kenya3
4,915 Panama3
14,521 Portugal2
5,859 Mauritius2
1,777 Jersey2
6,266 Luxembourg2
8,995 Uganda2
1,834 Malta2
405 British Virgin Islands2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
993 Guernsey2
23,858 Iran2
6,103 Cyprus2
6,900 Oman2
15,999 Slovakia2
24,269 Peru2
13,552 Qatar2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
37,779 Serbia1
28,746 Algeria1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
38,063 Mauritania1
7,847 Albania1
165,773 Belarus1
7,191 Afghanistan1
5,872 Namibia1
7,110 Bosnia1
2,578 Guam1
58,885 Poland1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
14,373 Jordan1
9,498 Iceland1
2,724 New Caledonia1
8,859 Iraq1
3,275 Nepal1
2,057 Isle of Man1
5,916 Mozambique1
36,814 Romania1
1,254 Gibraltar1
19,533 Uruguay1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,613 The Bahamas1
5,553 Taiwan1
12,741 Ecuador1
2,333 Montenegro1
5,589 Sudan1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
25,746 Finland1
1,819 Laos1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,214 Costa Rica37
26,164 Sweden36
282,307 Russia27
643 United States Virgin Islands24
90,010 Germany24
2,101 China21
28,338 Norway20
23,914 Denmark20
52,730 United Arab Emirates17
7,487 Pakistan17
75 Anguilla16
62,309 Zimbabwe13
45,853 Philippines13
699 Bermuda13
646 Cayman Islands11
9,476 Thailand11
411,400 Indonesia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,514 Singapore95
548 Barbados70
17,456 Switzerland63
494 Saint Lucia62
Countries with hundreds of Abbott:
843 Scotland978
976 Dominican Republic937
369 Wales926
15,167 Brazil874
7,637 Mexico681
2,164 Chile531
20,978 France465
1,217 Honduras444
70,479 India367
1,544 Ireland344
3,418 Guatemala308
1,072 Northern Ireland286
7,134 Malaysia278
15,949 Spain204
51 Antigua and Barbuda197
26,800 Argentina194
106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines183
11,417 Greece172
48,322 Italy157
1,698 Hong Kong142
8,098 Colombia140
10,984 Venezuela125
1,957 Jamaica125
15,958 Belgium111
1,687 Trinidad and Tobago105
24,962 Netherlands102
Countries with thousands of Abbott:
381 Australia7,570
628 Canada7,441
1,455 South Africa4,584
500 New Zealand1,297
Countries with ten thousands of Abbott:
558 United States62,479
341 England18,294
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 29 years old smith William Abbott who was residing in England migrated to USA on March 5, 1849 by Arrick put out from London. 27 years old Elizabeth Abbott, James Abbott, Catherine Abbott, Mary Abbott (20) Spinster, Ann Abbott (25) Spinster, 21 years old J. Abbott, Immigrant Williams. Abbott, A. Abbott (23) Immigrant, and 70 other Abbott around 43.33% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant migrated to US from London, Dublin, Tralee and Liverpool.

Comments

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Adella Torrez
The origin of the name is the Indo-European Surname abbad comes from the Latin meaning Abbot; and by extension the one who lives on the land of the abbey that name specifies a characteristic of the ancestral home.

Abbott Namesakes

    Christopher Abbott, American actor
    Bud Abbott, American actor, producer and comedian
  • Steven Abbott, Singer
  • Tony Abbott, Former Prime Minister of Australia
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Artist
  • Bruce Abbott, Actor
  • Bud Abbott, Actor
  • Edwin Abbott Abbott, Schoolmaster
  • Diahnne Abbott, Actress
  • Berenice Abbott, Photographer
  • John Abbott, Former Prime Minister of Canada
  • John Abbott, Character actor
  • In 2015, Daniel Abbott characterized the role of Duke of Gloucester and Monsieur le Fer in comedy and drama flick RSC Live: Henry V.
  • In 2018 drama movie, Os Príncipes, Ana Abbott characterized N.
  • In 1973 drama, sci-fi film, Cries of Ecstasy, Blows of Death, Michael Abbott played Gen. Byron White.
  • Zachary Abbott, from 2015 comedy, drama movie Piled Higher and Deeper: Still in Grad School, who played Professor Smith.
  • In 2013 horror, thriller flick, V/H/S/2, Kelsy Abbott characterized Ayesha or segment "Tape 49".
  • Emily Abbott portrayed the leading role of Lady 1 in 2008 drama flick Reflections.

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