Abbot (surname)

Abbot is a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Abbot is a diminutive of the nickname fig (of Abraham) and means son of Abraham.

Well-known bearers of the name

• Bec Abbot, Canadian singer
• Benjamin Abbot (1762-1849), American educator
• Caroline Abbot, (1839 - ), German writer
• Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester ( 1757-1829 ), British statesman
• Charles Abbot ( botanist ) ( 1761-1817 ), British botanist
• Charles Edward Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester ( 1798-1867 ), British politician
• Charles Greeley Abbot (1872-1973), American astrophysicist and astronomer
• Charles S. Abbot ( born 1945 ), American admiral
• Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926), English theologian and writer
• Ezra Abbot (1819-1884), American theologian
• George Abbot (1562-1633), English prelate
• George Abbot ( writer ) ( 1604-1649 ), English writer
• Henry Abbot ( martyr ) ( † 1597), English layman and martyr
• Abbot Henry (painter) ( 1768-1840 ), English painter and draftsman
• Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927), American officer and pioneer
• Ioannis Abbot, Greek footballer
• Joel Abbot (1776-1826), American politician
• John Abbot (1751-1840), American entomologist
• Jew Abbot, British musician and member of the band Chumbawamba
• Maurice Abbot ( † 1640), a British merchant
• Nick Abbot, British radio presenter
• Reg Abbot ( born 1930 ), Canadian ice hockey player
• Richard Atkinson Abbot (1883-1954), architect of New Zealand
• Robert Abbot (1560-1617), English clergyman
• Robert Abbot ( theologian ) ( 1588-1622 ), Puritan theologian
• Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1870-1940), American journalist
• Russ Abbot ( born 1947 ), British musician, comedian and actor
• Vernus Abbot ( * 1987), lucianischer football player
• William Abbot (1798-1843), British actor
• William Louis Abbott (1870-1936)
• Willis J. Abbot (1863-1934), American journalist