Abbiss Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Abbiss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A variant of Abbs, which means the son of 'Abb' or 'Abbie', two nicknames, which are derived from the personal names Abraham and Abel.

'William Abbys, now mayor of the Towne of Bedford,' 1534: Visitation of Bedfordshire, 1566.

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Abbiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4601:121,12612,246
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Australia501:539,91440,287
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Abbiss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A variant of Abbs, which means the son of 'Abb' or 'Abbie', two nicknames, which are derived from the personal names Abraham and Abel.

'William Abbys, now mayor of the Towne of Bedford,' 1534: Visitation of Bedfordshire, 1566.

1628. Buried — George Woodlve, from Dan. Abiss: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1628. Edward Green, from Danyell Abbisse: ibid.

1631. Baptised — Eliz, d. Henrye Abbes: St. Mary Aldermary.

1779. James Rycroft and Elizabeth Dianah Abbiss: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Abb's or Abby’s (Son): v. Abb and Abb(e)y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Abby's (that is Abraham's) son. Ferguson, however, thinks it is the Anglo-Saxon Abbissa, a name borne by one of the sons of Hengist.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jocelin de Abbacia and Richard de A. were of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert de Abbacia was of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Abbiss Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abbiss Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abbiss is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 478,963rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname Abbiss is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Abbiss live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 460 people, or 1 in 121,126. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 19 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Abbiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abbiss has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 12,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abbiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abbiss last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abbiss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $49,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $62,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbis91245/
Abbess83121/
Abbais8353/
Habbis8344/
Gabbis8316/
Abbise838/
Abbies831/
Abbyss831/
Abbits830/
Abbi805,380/
Abuhiss77246/
Abbesse7754/
Habbits7723/
Hobbiss7716/
Habbise7711/
Gabbais775/
Abbitts773/
Habbish772/
Habbess771/
Gabbish771/
Gabbois771/
Abbes7331,110/
Gabbi732,498/
Habbi732,063/
Abbie73893/
Abbai73530/
Abbid73410/
Abbih73168/
Abbit73167/
Abbio7368/
Ebbis7343/
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Abboi7310/
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Habbitts7149/
Abbitt67999/
Hobbis67715/
Habbes67524/
Gabbai67519/
Gobbis67143/
Habbit67124/
Habbai67104/
Gabbei6789/
Obbish6756/
Gabbio6745/
Habbie6717/
Ebbess6717/
Abbeih6714/
Abbeys6712/
Abbhie679/
Abbaia679/
Gabbhi677/
Gabuis676/
Gabbys676/
Abbest674/
Habbiy674/
Abhbih674/
Abbaid674/
Habbix673/
Abbese672/
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Abbesh672/
Abbich672/
Abbaih672/
Habbiz671/
Abhbhi671/
Abboit671/
Abbith671/
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Abbesd671/
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Abbiey671/
Abbeid671/
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Abbaai671/
Abbitz670/
Abbeas670/

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