Abbey Surname
Approximately 51,763 people bear this surname
Abbey Surname Definition:
1. Dweller at the Abbey. [Middle English abbey(e, abbay(e, O. French abeie, an abbey; Latin abbas (gen. abbatis), Greek âßßâs, Syr. abbá, a father], Robert del Abbay, A.D. 1332.—Lanc. Lay Subsidy Roll.
2. Abbe, Abbot. [French abbé, Latin abbas, as above].
Read More About This SurnameAbbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 26,046 | 1:1,037 | 166 |
| Nigeria | 8,369 | 1:21,167 | 1,911 |
| United States | 6,939 | 1:52,235 | 6,290 |
| Togo | 3,045 | 1:2,380 | 305 |
| England | 2,367 | 1:23,540 | 3,270 |
| Australia | 1,701 | 1:15,870 | 2,244 |
| Canada | 648 | 1:56,860 | 6,714 |
| Benin | 493 | 1:20,965 | 2,805 |
| Kenya | 465 | 1:99,312 | 8,720 |
| Ivory Coast | 356 | 1:64,807 | 3,731 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| Ireland | 165 | 1:28,539 | 2,576 |
| India | 124 | 1:6,186,011 | 143,436 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| Cameroon | 63 | 1:329,668 | 30,059 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29 | 1:3,885 | 538 |
| Senegal | 29 | 1:502,736 | 2,173 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 76 | 1:58,288 | 4,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,073 | 1:22,717 | 3,187 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,459 | 1:34,420 | 4,112 |
Abbey (34,839) may also be a first name.
Abbey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1. Dweller at the Abbey. [Middle English abbey(e, abbay(e, O. French abeie, an abbey; Latin abbas (gen. abbatis), Greek âßßâs, Syr. abbá, a father], Robert del Abbay, A.D. 1332.—Lanc. Lay Subsidy Roll.
2. Abbe, Abbot. [French abbé, Latin abbas, as above]. Henry le Abbe.—Hundred Rolls 3. = Abb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
(Scottish) Variants of Abbott, q.v.
Perhaps originally given to some menial attached to a monastery, as 'John of the Abbey;' more probably, however, from Abbe, the ecclesiastical title, since we find it written in the H. E. le Abbe. The Scottish form is Abbay.
For l’Abbé, the French form of Abbas. See Abbott.
Abbey Demographics
Average Male Abbey Height
176.28 cm
Average Female Abbey Height
163.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Abbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abbey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻲ, Hindi: ऐब्बे, Russian: Аббей, Tibetan: ཨ་བི་) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abbey is the 10,845th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Abbey live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abbey is also the 24,825th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 34,839 people.
The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 26,046 people, or 1 in 1,037. Without taking into account Ghana it occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Abbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Abbey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Abbey last name increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 217 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abbey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Abbey last name is predominantly Catholic (76%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abbey surname are 17.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.16% being registered with the party.
The amount Abbey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning R 295,032 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,475 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abbey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻲ | aby | - |
| Abbey in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་བི་ | abi | - |
| Abbey in the Hindi language | ||
| ऐब्बे | aibbe | - |
| Abbey in the Russian language | ||
| Аббей | abbej | - |
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