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

Ablett, 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 Ablett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ablett in America

Ablett is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ablett surname appeared 208 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 Ablett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ablett 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 Ablett

The surname Ablett has its origins in England and dates back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "aeble" meaning apple, and "geat" meaning gate or road, which together form "Aeblegeat," a place name referring to an apple orchard or a road lined with apple trees.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Ablett can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire from the year 1199, where it appears as "Abbelot." This suggests that the name had already been in use for some time by the late 12th century.

The Ablett family is thought to have originated in the counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, where the name was particularly prevalent in medieval times. Some of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname include John Ablett, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1327, and William Ablett, who was mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Derbyshire in 1332.

As the centuries passed, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Abbelot, Abelot, Abblott, and Ablott, before settling on the modern form of Ablett.

One notable bearer of the Ablett surname was Sir Thomas Ablett (1616-1670), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Derby during the reign of Charles II. Another was John Ablett (1767-1846), a renowned English engraver and artist who is best known for his engravings of landscapes and architectural subjects.

Other historical figures with the Ablett surname include William Ablett (1798-1849), an English businessman and philanthropist who established several schools and charitable institutions in his hometown of Sheffield, and Sir James Ablett (1834-1917), a British military officer who served in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.

More recently, the name Ablett has been associated with Sir Norman Ablett (1892-1961), a British civil servant and diplomat who served as the Governor of Queensland, Australia, from 1946 to 1957.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ablett

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

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 Ablett 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 Ablett 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 Ablett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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