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Abbott

in New York

There are 1,877 people with the last name "Abbott" in New York.

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Abbott 740
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  1. is 736th most common Skinner
  2. is 737th most common Thornton
  3. is 738th most common Dougherty
  4. is 739th most common Lim
  5. is 740th most common Abbott
  6. is 741st most common Sawyer
  7. is 742nd most common Sheridan
  8. is 743rd most common Han
  9. is 744th most common Bruce

Most Common First Names for Abbott

Richard, John, William, James, Robert, David, Joseph, Thomas, Mary, Michael

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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