Abbot (surname)

Abbot is an English surname derived from the word "abbot".^[1]^[2] It is a spelling variant of the more common name Abbott. Notable people with this surname include:

A

Abiel Abbot (1770–1828), American pastor
Alice Balch Abbot (1867–1937), American writer

B

Bec Abbot, Canadian singer
Benjamin Abbot (1762–1849), American schoolteacher
Brian Abbot (1911–1936), Australian actor

C

Charles Abbot (botanist) (1761–1817), British botanist and entomologist
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757–1829), British statesman
Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester (1798–1867), British Conservative politician
Charles Greeley Abbot (1872–1973), American astrophysicist, astronomer and fifth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Charles S. Abbot (born 1945), American naval admiral
Courtney Abbot (born 1989), New Zealand-born actress

D

Dorian Abbot, American geophysicist

E

Edwin Hale Abbot (1834–1927), American lawyer and railroad executive
Ezra Abbot (1819–1884), American Biblical scholar

F

Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1836–1903), American philosopher and theologian

G

George Abbot (author) (c. 1603–1648), English writer
George Abbot (bishop) (1562–1633), English clergyman

H

Henry Abbot (martyr) (died 1597), English Catholic martyr
Henry Larcom Abbot (1831–1927), American military engineer
Hugh the Abbot (died 886)

J

Joel Abbot (naval officer) (1793–1855), American naval officer
Joel Abbot (politician) (1776–1826), American politician from Georgia
John Abbot (entomologist) (1751–1840/1), American entomologist
John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877), American historian, pastor and pedagogical writer
Jude Abbott (born 1962), British musician

L

Laura Abbot (born 1930s), American writer
Lillian Elvira Moore Abbot (1870–1944), American painter

M

Maurice Abbot (1565–1642), English merchant and politician

N

Nick Abbot (born 1960), British radio presenter

R

Richard Abbot (1818–1904), English poet
Robert Abbot (bishop) (1560–1617), Bishop of Salisbury
Robert Abbot (theologian) (1588?–1662?), Puritan theologian
Russ Abbot (born 1947), English musician, comedian and actor

S

Samuel Abbot (1786–1839), American inventor
Stuart Abbot (born 1986), Scottish footballer

T

Theophilus C. Abbot (1826–1892), American college president

W

William Abbot (actor) (1790–1843), English actor
William Wright Abbot (1922–2009), American historian, educator, and writer
Willis J. Abbot (1863–1934), American journalist and writer

References

^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0.
^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

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[Browne_Reaney_Wilson_Scull_1991-1] Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0.

[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-2] Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

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