Abbitt Surname

361,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Abbitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham,' from the nick. Abb, and diminutive Abb-ot. It is all but certain that the majority of our Abbotts, although bearing a conventual title, are thus descended. Abraham was a favourite name in the 13th century.

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Abbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8931:405,88935,401
England1011:551,66433,983
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Abbitt (13) may also be a first name.

Abbitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham,' from the nick. Abb, and diminutive Abb-ot. It is all but certain that the majority of our Abbotts, although bearing a conventual title, are thus descended. Abraham was a favourite name in the 13th century. Abel was also popular, and may have shared the parentage.

(2) Offic, or nickname, 'the Abbot.'

Henry Abbod, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Abbod, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Adam Abbot, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Juliana Abbot, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Margareta Abbot, Cambridgeshire ibid.

1700. Married — Edward Sanders and Anne Abbitt: St. Antholin, London.

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

V. Abbott.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A form of Abbott.

The Norman People (1874)

Abbitt Last Name Facts

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

Abbitt occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 361,972nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Abbitt are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 893 people, or 1 in 405,889. In The United States Abbitt is most common in: Virginia, where 22 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Abbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abbitt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 378 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abbitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abbitt surname are 18.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.75% being registered with the party.

Abbitt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Habbet6733/
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Abbitt Reference & Research

Abbott DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Abbott FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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