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Abbott

in Pennsylvania

There are 1,487 people with the last name "Abbott" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Abbott 688
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  1. is 684th most common Madden
  2. is 685th most common Shah
  3. is 686th most common Beaver
  4. is 687th most common Pollock
  5. is 688th most common Abbott
  6. is 689th most common Mcclure
  7. is 690th most common Horvath
  8. is 691st most common Knox
  9. is 692nd most common Byrne

Most Common First Names for Abbott

James, John, Robert, Richard, William, Michael, Thomas, Charles, Kevin, Mary

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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