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Abbott

in Kentucky

There are 1,006 people with the last name "Abbott" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Abbott 521
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  1. is 517th most common Walls
  2. is 518th most common Cross
  3. is 519th most common Gaines
  4. is 520th most common Hester
  5. is 521st most common Abbott
  6. is 522nd most common Cundiff
  7. is 523rd most common Gill
  8. is 524th most common Hurley
  9. is 525th most common Malone

Most Common First Names for Abbott

William, David, James, Robert, Mary, Charles, Kenneth, Paul, Amy, John

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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