Abbot Surname
Approximately 4,176 people bear this surname
Abbot 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.
Read More About This SurnameAbbot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,077 | 1:336,545 | 30,365 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Australia | 559 | 1:48,293 | 6,028 |
| England | 415 | 1:134,260 | 13,202 |
| New Zealand | 208 | 1:21,771 | 3,817 |
| Nigeria | 203 | 1:872,624 | 38,134 |
| India | 155 | 1:4,948,809 | 124,489 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Philippines | 114 | 1:888,055 | 80,963 |
| Scotland | 99 | 1:54,079 | 4,572 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Saint Lucia | 36 | 1:4,966 | 687 |
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,161 | 1:20,995 | 2,967 |
| Scotland | 233 | 1:16,065 | 1,746 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:56,015 | 2,800 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,249 | 1:22,329 | 2,799 |
Abbot (722) may also be a first name.
Abbot 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.
G Alexander Abbot is in record as a witness in Glasgow c. 1290 (REG., p. 200). In the year 1306 Sir John Abbot, dean of Fife and Fothyrrife, was ordered by the bishop to sequestrate the fruits of the provostry of Aberdeen (Bain, II, 1822). Alexander Abbot witnessed an instrument of sasine in Leith in 1548 (Soltre, p. 113), and another Alexander Abbot signed the Band of Dumfries in 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66). It is probable that in some instances this name is a shortened translation of Macnab, which in Gaelic means "son of the abbot" (Mac an aba). Bardsley says that in England Abbot and Abbott are from Abb, diminutive of Abraham with additional diminutive suffix -ot, and that "it is all but certain that the majority of our Abbotts, although bearing a conventual title, are thus descended." As a diminutive of Abraham the name is found in Ireland at least as early as beginning of fourteenth century (Woulfe), but I have found no instance of such use in Scotland.
(Anglo-Latin-Greek-Syr.) Abbey-Father. [M. English abbot, abbod, O. English abbod; Latin abbas, as above, under Abbey]. (Anglo-French-Hebrew), a double diminutive of Abraham, q.v.; Abel, q.v.; or Absalom, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -ot].
(English) A member of an abbot's entourage; sometimes the lay abbot of a monastery who inherited his office; son of little Abb, a pet form of Abraham (father of multitudes); descendant of Abet or Abot, pet forms for Abel (breath or vanity).
See Ecclesiastical Surnames. A sobriquet most likely applied to such leaders of medieval pastimes as acted the Abbot of Unreason, the Abbot of Misrule, &c. Abet in Domesd. is a baptismal name.
So named from his office in the church; the chief ruler of an abbey—derived from the Syriac Abba, signifying father.
Abbot Demographics
Abbot Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Abbot Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbot Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abbot (Arabic: عبوط, Hindi: अबोट, Marathi: एबॉट, Russian: Аббот) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbot? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abbot is the 111,243rd most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,745,102 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 28 percent of Abbot live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abbot is also the 307,094th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 722 people.
The last name Abbot is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,077 people, or 1 in 336,545. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 65 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Abbot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abbot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Abbot surname fell 52 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Abbot Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Abbot last name is principally Catholic (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Abbot last name are 16.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.6% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Abbot earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.63% more than the national average, earning R 338,952 per year; in United States they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $47,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abbot Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbot in the Hindi language | ||
| अबोट | abota | 80 |
| अब्बोट | abbota | 20 |
| Abbot in the Marathi language | ||
| एबॉट | ebota | 50 |
| अॅबोट | aebota | 50 |
| Abbot in the Russian language | ||
| Аббот | abbot | - |
| Abbot in the Arabic language | ||
| عبوط | bwt | - |
| عبوت | bwt | - |
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