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

The last name Abby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻲ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Àbby. Click here for further possible spellings of Abby.

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

This surname is the 251,891^st most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. It is primarily 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. It is also the 13,714^th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 70,806 people.

The last name Abby is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States Abby is mostly found in: California, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.

Abby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Abby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Abby surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political 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.