Abbot (family name)

Abbot is a family name .

Origin and meaning

Abbot is a diminutive of the nickname Abb (from Abraham ) and means son of Abraham.

Name bearer

• Abiel Abbot (1770-1828), American clergyman
• Bec Abbot , Canadian singer
• Benjamin Abbot (1762–1849), American educator
• Caroline Abbot (1839–?), German writer
• Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757–1829), British statesman
• Charles Abbot (botanist) (1761-1817), British botanist
• Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester (1798–1867), British Admiral in the Royal Navy, Conservative Party politician and peer
• Charles Greeley Abbot (1872–1973), American astrophysicist and astronomer
• Charles S. Abbot (* 1945), American admiral
• Ezra Abbot (1819-1884), American theologian
• George Abbot (1562–1633), English prelate
• George Abbot (writer) (1604–1649), English writer
• Henry Abbot (martyr) († 1597), English layman and martyr
• Henry Abbot (painter) (1768–1840), English painter and draftsman
• Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927), American officer and pioneer
• Ioannis Abbot , Greek soccer player
• James Lloyd Abbot Jr. (1918–2012), American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
• Jennifer Abbot (* 1998), South African cyclist
• Joel Abbot (politician) (1776–1826), American politician
• Joel Abbot (naval officer) (1793–1855), American naval officer
• John Abbot (1751-1840), American entomologist
• Joseph Hale Abbot (1802–1873), American scholar
• Jude Abbot , British musician and member of the Chumbawamba band
• Keith Edward Abbot († 1873), British diplomat
• Maurice Abbot († 1640), British trader
• Nick Abbot , British radio host
• Richard Atkinson Abbot (1883–1954), New Zealand architect
• Robert Abbot (1560-1618), English clergyman
• Robert Abbot (theologian) (1588–1622), Puritan theologian
• Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1870–1940), American publicist
• Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor
• Vernus Abbot (* 1987), Lucian football player
• WW Abbot (William Wright Abbot III; 1922–2009), American historian
• William Abbot (1798–1843), British actor
• Willis J. Abbot (1863-1934), American journalist

See also

• Abbot (disambiguation)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A Dictionary of English and Welsh Names With Special American Instances, p. 37 limited preview in Google Book Search