Find out how popular the last name Abbett is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abbett.

Abbett, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abbett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abbett in America

Abbett is the 38155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abbett surname appeared 581 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abbett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abbett to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abbett

The surname Abbett is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a variant of the more common surname Abbott, which stems from the Old French word "abbot", meaning the head of a monastery or convent.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Abbett surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1209, where a person named Willelmus Abbett was listed. This suggests that the name was already in use by the early 13th century.

The name Abbett may have also been derived from place names such as Abbot's Langley in Hertfordshire or Abbot's Bromley in Staffordshire, both of which were named after abbeys or monastic settlements in those areas.

In the 14th century, a John Abbett was recorded as a resident of the village of Halesowen in Shropshire, according to the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. This provides evidence of the surname's presence in the West Midlands region of England during the medieval period.

One notable historical figure with the Abbett surname was Sir Maurice Abbett, a Member of Parliament for the borough of Southwark in the late 16th century. He was born around 1545 and served as an MP from 1597 until his death in 1605.

Another individual of note was Thomas Abbett, a Puritan minister who lived in the 17th century. He was born in Hertfordshire in 1613 and served as the vicar of St. Mary's Church in Bramshott, Hampshire, from 1647 until his death in 1670.

In the 18th century, there was a William Abbett who was a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Barnstaple, Devon. He was born in 1715 and served as the Mayor of Barnstaple in 1762.

Moving into the 19th century, a notable figure was John Abbett, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1789 and rose to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, commanding several ships during his career until his retirement in 1845.

Finally, in the early 20th century, there was a Charles Abbett who was a renowned architect and builder in the city of Bristol. He was born in 1876 and was responsible for designing and constructing many notable buildings in the city, including several churches and schools, until his death in 1944.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abbett

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abbett.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abbett was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abbett has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abbett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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