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Abbott meaning and name origin

Abbott \a-bbo-tt\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Abbott is "father, priest". An abbot is the head of a religious community of monks living in a monastery, so the original bearers of this name (as a surname) may have worked for an abbot. Also, the name may have originated as a teasing nickname for a man with the grave and pious attitude associated with an abbot. Use as a first name occurred mostly in the 19th century. In the 1940s and early 1950s Bud Abbott served as a straight man to short chubby comedian Lou Costello.

Abbott has 11 variant forms: Ab, Abad, Abba, Abbe, Abe, Abbey, Abbie, Abbot, Abby, Abot and Abott.

Baby names that sound like Abbott are Abda, Abdi and Abid.

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Popularity of Abbott

Abbott is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#463 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Abbott for boys. (2010 statistics) Compare Abbott with its variant forms and related boy baby names.
Popularity of name Abbott
Popularity of Abbott



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