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Where Does The Last Name Abby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Abby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻲ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Àbby. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 251,891^st most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. The surname Abby is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Abby are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Abby is also the 13,714^th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 70,806 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States Abby is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.

Abby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Abby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Abby surname fell 9 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Abby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Abby last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Abby last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52% registered with the party.

The amount Abby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.85% more than the national average, earning R 275,304 per year; in United States they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $38,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.88% less than the national average, earning $38,810 CAD per year.