# Abbott (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/abbott/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 52,739 |
| US rank (2010) | 645 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,854 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (51,620 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæbət/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Abbett, Abbitt, Abbot, Abbotts, Abott |

## Etymology

An occupational surname for someone employed by an abbot. In the U.S., sometimes an anglicization of Italian Abate, Spanish Abad or German Abt. Doublet of Abad.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Abbott in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Abbott in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada.

## People named Abbott

- Bud Abbott, American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)
- John Abbott, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)
- Berenice Abbott, American photographer (1898-1991)
- Margaret Abbott, American golfer (1878–1955)
- Christopher Abbott, American actor
- George Abbott, American writer and director (1887-1995)
- Emma Abbott, American operatic soprano (1850-1891)
- Bruce Abbott, American actor
- Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, American author (1873–1958)
- Charles Conrad Abbott, American archaeologist and naturalist (1843-1919)
- Edith Abbott, American economist (1876-1957)
- Megan Abbott, American writer

and 37 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Abbate, Abboud, Abt, Abbot, Abdi, Abad, Abeyta, Abate, Avitia, Abdo, Abed, Abadie.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.