How common is the surname Abbey?

5,150 people in the United States had the surname Abbey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,951 Americans. It ranked 6,574th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abbey?

Edward Abbey, American author and essayist (1927-1989), followed by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Where is the surname Abbey most common?

Wikidata records people named Abbey in the United States.

Is the surname Abbey getting more or less common?

More common. 4,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,150 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Abbey also a first name?

Yes. Abbey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Abbey

A surname, carried by 5,150 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abbey is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A British surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,150 people named Abbey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,951 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,994.

#6,574

rank among US surnames

5,150

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,281)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,569	Stlouis	5,158	59,858
#6,570	Turman	5,155	59,892
#6,571	Garofalo	5,152	59,927
#6,574	McGough	5,150	59,951

Who is named Abbey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Abbey identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abbeys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Abbey
American author and essayist (1927-1989)
Edwin Austin Abbey
American illustrator and painter (1852-1911)
Lynn Abbey
American writer, born 1948
Henry Abbey
American poet (1842-1911)
George Abbey
American NASA administrator (1932–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abbey

Abbey has the Soundex code A100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A100.

Questions

How common is the surname Abbey?: 5,150 people in the United States had the surname Abbey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,951 Americans. It ranked 6,574th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abbey?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Abbey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Abbey?: Edward Abbey, American author and essayist (1927-1989), followed by Edwin Austin Abbey.
Where is the surname Abbey most common?: Wikidata records people named Abbey in the United States.
Is the surname Abbey getting more or less common?: More common. 4,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,150 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Abbey also a first name?: Yes. Abbey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.