Abbott (family name)

Abbott is an English family name , corresponds to English and Middle English abbot and comes from the Aramaic word abba for 'father'. The name is also interpreted as a diminutive of the nickname Abb (from Abraham), then meaning son of Abraham.

Name bearer

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A.

• Alain Abbott (* 1938), French accordion player and composer
• Alan Abbott (* 1923) British composer
• Alexander Crever Abbott (1860-1935), American hygienist and bacteriologist
• Allan Abbott , American medic
• Amos Abbott (1786–1868), American politician
• Anderson Abbott (1837-1913), Canadian physician
• Anthony Abbott (* 1930), Canadian politician
• Asahel Abbott (1805-1889), American composer
• Austin Abbott (1831–1896), American lawyer and writer

B.

• Benjamin Abbott (1732–1796), American Methodist preacher
• Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), American photographer
• Bert Abbott (1875-1911), English football player
• Brad Abbott (* 1994), English football player
• Bruce Abbott (* 1954), American actor and dancer
• Bud Abbott (1895–1974), American actor

C.

• CD Abbott († 1864), American violinist and composer
• Cam Abbott (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Carl Abbott (* 1944), American historian and urbanist
• Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (1762–1832), English lawyer
• Charles Abbott, 3rd Baron Tenterden (1834–1882), British diplomat
• Charles Abbott (American football player) (born 1939), Australian football player
• Charles Conrad Abbott (1843-1919), American archaeologist and naturalist
• Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott (1886–1975), Administrator of the Northern Territories in Australia
• Chris Abbott (* 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Christopher Abbott (* 1986), American actor
• Cleve Abbott (1892–1955), American athletics, football and basketball coach
• Clifford Abbott (1916–1994), New Zealand composer

D.

• Daniel Abbott (1682–1760), British colonial politician
• Darrell Abbott , real name of Dimebag Darrell (1966-2004), American musician
• Dave Abbott (1902–1987), American track and field athlete
• David Abbott (1938-2014), British copywriter and manager
• Des Abbott (* 1986), Australian hockey player
• Diahnne Abbott (* 1945), American actress and singer
• Diane Abbott (* 1953), British politician
• Dorothy Abbott (1920–1968), American actress
• Douglas Abbott (1899–1987), Canadian politician
• Drew Abbott (born 1947), American guitarist and singer

E.

• Edith Abbott (1876–1957), American social scientist
• Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), British theologian, educator and writer
• Edward Dixson Abbott , British company founder , see Abbott of Farnham
• Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872–1958), American writer
• Elenore Abbott (1876–1935), American illustrator, set designer and painter
• Emma Abbott (1850-1891), American opera singer (soprano)
• Eric Abbott (1929–1988), Canadian pianist, organist and composer
• Evelyn Abbott (1843–1901), English classical scholar

F.

• FR Abbott (1892-1960) American special effects artist
• Francis Ellingwood Abbott (1836–1903), American philosopher
• Frank Frost Abbott (1860-1924), American philologist

G

• Geoffrey Abbott (* 1985), South African hockey player
• George Abbott (sculptor) (1803-1883), English sculptor
• George Abbott (1887–1995), American producer, director, actor and playwright
• Glenn Abbott (born 1951), American baseball player
• Gorham Dummer Abbott (1807–1874), American pastor, educator, and author
• Grace Abbott (1878–1939), American social reformer
• Greg Abbott (* 1957), American judge and politician
• Greg Abbott (soccer player) (born 1963), English soccer player and coach
• Gregory Abbott (* 1954), American soul musician

H

• Harry Abbott (soccer player, 1879) (1879-1970), English soccer player
• Harry Abbott (soccer player, 1897) (1897–1968), English soccer player

I.

• Ira Coray Abbott (1824–1908), American brigadier general
• Isabella Abbott (1919-2010), American biologist

J

• Jack Abbott (soccer player) (1943-2002), English soccer player
• Jack Henry Abbott (1944–2002), American capital criminal and writer
• Jacob Abbott (1803–1879), American writer
• James Abbott (General) (1807-1896), British general
• James Abbott (soccer player) (1892–1952), English soccer player
• James Abbott (politician) (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Jane Abbott (composer) (1851–1934), American singer, pianist, and composer
• Jane Abbott (writer) (1881–1968), American writer
• Jeff Abbott (* 1963), American writer
• Jeremy Abbott (Canoeist) (* 1957), Canadian canoeist
• Jeremy Abbott (figure skater) (born 1985), American figure skater
• Jim Abbott (* 1967), American baseball player
• Joanne Abbott (* 1955), Canadian sailor
• Job Abbott (1845-1896), Canadian civil engineer and entrepreneur
• John Abbott (1821-1893), Prime Minister of Canada 1891-1892
• John Abbott (actor) (1905-1996), English actor
• John Morrill Abbott (1829–1868), American organist and composer
• John S. Abbott (1807-1881), American politician
• John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877), American writer
• John White Abbott (1763-1851), English landscape painter
• Joseph Abbott (clergyman) (1790–1862), Canadian clergyman
• Joseph Abbott (politician) (1840–1908), American politician
• Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1881), American journalist, businessman, and politician
• Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814-1891), American politician

K

• Katie Abbott (* 1986), Canadian sailor
• Katy Abbott (* 1971), Australian composer and music teacher
• Keith Abbott (born 1944), American writer
• Kenneth Morgan Abbott (1906–1988), American philologist
• Kurt Abbott (* 1969), American baseball player
• Kyle Abbott (baseball player) ( Lawrence Kyle Abbott ; * 1968), American baseball player
• Kyle Abbott (musician) , American musician
• Kyle Abbott (cricketer) (born 1987), South African cricketer

L.

• LB Abbott (1908–1985), American cameraman and special effects artist
• Larry Abbott (≈1900–), American jazz musician
• Lemuel Abbott († 1776), English cleric and poet
• Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760-1803), British painter
• Leo Abbott (* 1950), American organist and composer
• Lyman Abbott (1835-1922), American religious philosopher

M.

• Mara Abbott (* 1985), American racing cyclist
• Margaret Abbott (1876–1955), American golfer
• Mary Abbott (1857–1904), American golfer and writer
• Matt Abbott (born 1966), Canadian sailor
• Maude Abbott (1869–1940), Canadian doctor
• Megan Abbott (* 1971), American writer
• Monica Abbott (* 1985), American softball player

N

• Nabia Abbott (1897–1981), American scholar of Islam, palaeographer and papyrologist
• Nehemiah Abbott (1804–1877), American politician
• Norman Abbott (1922-2016), American director and producer

O

• Oscar Abbott (1890–1969), American officer
• Othman A. Abbott (1842-1935), American politician

P

• Paul Abbott (* 1960), British screenwriter and producer
• Paweł Abbott (* 1982), Polish football player
• Peter Abbott (* 1953), English football player
• Philip Abbott (1923-1998), American actor

R.

• R. Tucker Abbott (1919-1995), American malacologist
• Reg Abbott (born 1930), Canadian ice hockey player
• Richard Atkinson Abbott (1883–1954), New Zealand architect
• Richmond Abbott , British painter
• Robert Abbott (1933-2018), American game designer
• Ron Abbott (born 1953), English football player
• Roger Abbott (born 1946), Canadian writer, actor and producer

S.

• Samuel Warren Abbott (1837–1904), American physician and statistician
• Senda Berenson Abbott (1868–1954), American sports teacher and basketball official
• Shirley Abbott (1889-1947), English football player
• Spencer Abbott (* 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• Steve Abbott (producer) (born 1954), British film producer
• Steve Abbott (comedian) (born 1956), Australian comedian
• Steve Abbott (actor) , American actor
• Steve Abbott (racing driver) British motorcycle racer
• Steve Abbott (cyclist) (born 1977), British cyclist
• Stuart Abbott (* 1978), South African rugby player

T

• Thomas Eastoe Abbott (1786-1854), British poet
• Tierra Abbott (* 1990), American actress
• Tony Abbott (* 1957), Australian politician

V

• Vince Abbott (born 1958), American football player
• Vincent Paul Abbott , real name of Vinnie Paul (1964–2018), American drummer

W.

• Walter Abbott (football player, 1877) (1877-1941), English football player
• Walter Abbott (soccer player, 1898) (1898–1945), English soccer player
• Wilbur Cortez Abbott (1869–1947), American historian and educator
• William Louis Abbott (1860–1936), American physician, naturalist, and ornithologist
• Wilson Ruffin Abbott (1801–1876), Canadian businessman

Individual evidence

1. ^ Walter W. Skeat: The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology. Wordsworth Editions, Ware (Hertfordshire) (1884) 1993 (several reprints), ISBN 1-85326-311-7 , p. 1.
2. ↑ A Dictionary of English and Welsh Names With Special American Instances, p. 37 limited preview in Google Book Search