Abbotts Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Abbotts 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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Abbotts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1151:49,9716,202
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Australia821:329,21628,102
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4551:53,5726,432
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Abbotts 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

Abbot(t)’s (Son), Abbot’s Son J v. Abbot(t.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Abbot(t)’s (Son), Abbot’s Son J v. Abbot(t.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Abbotts Last Name Facts

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

Abbotts is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbotts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 263,596th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. The surname Abbotts occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Abbotts are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,115 people, or 1 in 49,971. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 22 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 21 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Abbotts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Abbotts has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Abbotts last name expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Abbotts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Abbotts last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abbotts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 255.97% more than the national average, earning R 845,916 per year; in United States they earn 23.11% more than the national average, earning $53,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $49,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbott92121,216/
Abbots92122/
Gabbott86377/
Habbott8614/
Abbotte8612/
Aabbott867/
Abbottt864/
Abbotsz861/
Abbostt861/
Abboott861/
Habbots860/
Abboitt860/
Abboutt860/
Abbot834,176/
Abbos8349/
Abboutse805/
Abbout77660/
Abbatt77126/
Abbosh77111/
Abboth7724/
Abbous7711/
Obbott775/
Gabbot774/
Habbot773/
Abboos772/
Gabbos772/
Abbats771/
Abbote771/
Abboot771/
Abboit771/
Abbodt771/
Abbottová753/
Abbo7344,565/
Abboute71467/
Habbous71156/
Abbatte7165/
Habbout7120/
Gabbatt7116/
Habbosh717/
Abboosh716/
Abbouss714/
Gabboot712/
Habboos711/
Abbosse711/
Abboush711/
Aabbout711/
Habboth711/
Habbatt711/
Gabbois711/
Gabboth710/
Gobbott710/
Abbas672,887,702/
Abbou6743,434/
Abbosova673,535/
Habbo671,763/
Habboush67558/
Abbat67268/
Abboc67203/
Abboy67145/
Abboo67118/
Abbod67117/
Gabbo6746/
Habboosh6724/
Obbot6713/
Abboa6713/
Obbos6711/
Abboi6710/
Aibbo675/
Abbás675/
Habbouse674/
Abboj673/
Aabbo673/
Abbuo672/
Habbouhs671/
Abbop671/
Ajbbo671/
Abvot671/
Abbox671/
Abboz671/
Abbàs671/

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