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Abbott

in Iowa

There are 587 people with the last name "Abbott" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Abbott 418
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  1. is 414th most common Wade
  2. is 415th most common Gustafson
  3. is 416th most common Torres
  4. is 417th most common Walton
  5. is 418th most common Abbott
  6. is 419th most common Curry
  7. is 420th most common Maxwell
  8. is 421st most common Mckinney
  9. is 422nd most common Swenson

Most Common First Names for Abbott

Michael, David, James, Mary, Robert, Daniel, Linda, Steven, William, Alan

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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