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Abbott

in South Carolina

There are 694 people with the last name "Abbott" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Abbott 760
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  1. is 756th most common Conyers
  2. is 757th most common Childs
  3. is 758th most common Callahan
  4. is 759th most common Chastain
  5. is 760th most common Abbott
  6. is 761st most common Burroughs
  7. is 762nd most common Elrod
  8. is 763rd most common Gadsden
  9. is 764th most common Major

Most Common First Names for Abbott

James, John, Thomas, David, Richard, William, Charles, Paul, Robert, Elizabeth

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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