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Abbott

in Illinois

There are 1,515 people with the last name "Abbott" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Abbott 637
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  1. is 633rd most common Booker
  2. is 634th most common Mcdowell
  3. is 635th most common Finley
  4. is 636th most common Marsh
  5. is 637th most common Abbott
  6. is 638th most common Levin
  7. is 639th most common Joyce
  8. is 640th most common Werner
  9. is 641st most common Holloway

Most Common First Names for Abbott

Robert, Michael, John, James, William, David, Richard, Kenneth, Mary, Amanda

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: from Middle English abbott ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas ‘priest’ (genitive abbatis), from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. This was an occupational name for someone employed in the household of or on the lands of an abbot, and perhaps also a nickname for a sanctimonious person thought to resemble an abbot. In the U.S. this name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate, Spanish Abad, or German Abt.

FOREBEARS George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. A certain George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. James Abbott migrated from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.

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