ABBOTT

in Nevada

There are 416 people with the last name "ABBOTT" in Nevada.

Ranking in Nevada

Name	Rank
ABBOTT	474

is 470th most common Cross
is 471st most common Norris
is 472nd most common Wilcox
is 473rd most common Malone
is 474th most common Abbott
is 475th most common Blake
is 476th most common Hammond
is 477th most common Walton
is 478th most common Goodman

Meaning & History

ABBOTT

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.