Abbott (surname)

Abbott

The Abbot of the Convent of Saint Giles of Nuremberg, drawing by Hans von Kulmbach, 1511
Language(s)	English
Origin
Meaning	Relating to abbots

Abbott is an English surname, derived from the word "abbot", which may refer to:

A

• Alan Abbott (1926–2008), English cricketer
• Alfred N. Abbott (1862–1929), American farmer and politician
• Amos Abbott (1786–1868), American Congressman
• Anderson Ruffin Abbott (1837–1913), Canadian physician
• Anne Abbott (1808–1908), American designer and writer
• Anthony Abbott (1930–2023), Canadian politician
• Aubrey Abbott (1886–1975), Australian politician
• Augustus Abbott (1804–1867), British army officer
• Austin Abbott (1831–1896), American lawyer and academic

B

• Belle K. Abbott (1842–1893), American author
• Benjamin Abbott (1732–1796), American evangelist
• Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (1830–1890), American lawyer and author
• Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), American photographer
• Bert Abbott (1875–1911), English footballer
• Brad Abbott (born 1994), English footballer
• Brenden Abbott (born 1962), aka the Postcard Bandit, Australian bank robber
• Bruce Abbott (born 1954), American actor
• Bud Abbott (1897–1974), American actor
• Burton Abbott (1928–1957), American convicted of murder

C

• Caleb F. Abbott (1811–1855), Canadian politician
• Cecil Abbott (1924–2014), Australian police commissioner
• Cecilia Abbott (born 1959), the First Lady of Texas and wife of Greg Abbott
• Charles Abbott, one of several people including:
  • Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (1762–1832), English Lord Chief Justice of King's Bench
  • Charles Abbott, 3rd Baron Tenterden (1834–1882), British diplomat
  • Charles Abbott (footballer) (born 1939), Australian rules footballer
  • Charles Conrad Abbott (1843–1919), American archæologist and naturalist
  • Charles Greeley Abbot (1872–1973), American astrophysicist, astronomer and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott (1937–1946), Australian politician and administrator of the Northern Territory
• Chauncey M. Abbott (1822–1863), American politician
• Chris Abbott (born 1947), American television producer, writer and author
• Christopher Abbott (born 1986), American actor
• Clara Abbott (1857–1924), corporate director of Abbott Laboratories from 1900 to 1908 and from 1911 to 1924
• Cory Abbott (born 1995), American baseball player

D

• Dan Abbott (1862–1930), American baseball player
• Daniel Abbott (1682–1760), Deputy Governor of colony of Rhode Island
• Darrell Lance Abbott (1966–2004), birth name of American guitarist known as Dimebag Darrell
• David Abbott, several people, including:
  • David "Tank" Abbott (born 1965), American mixed martial artist
  • David Abbott (advertising) (1938–2014), British advertising executive
  • David Abbott (magician) (1836–1934), a magician, author and inventor
• Delila (Richards) Abbott (1908–1998), American politician
• Dennis Abbott (born 1941), American politician
• Derek Abbott (born 1960), English physicist and electronic engineer
• Diahnne Abbott (born 1945), American actress and singer
• Diane Abbott (born 1953), British politician, former Shadow Home Secretary
• Dorothy Abbott (1920–1968), American actress
• Douglas Abbott (1899–1987), Canadian politician
• Drew Abbott (born 1947), American musician

E

• Edith Abbott (1876–1957), American social worker, educator and author
• Edville Gerhardt Abbott (1871–1938), American orthopædic surgeon
• Edward Abbott, several people, including:
  • Edward Abbott (clergyman) (1841–1908), American clergyman, journalist and author
  • Edward Abbott (jurist) (1766–1832), Australian soldier and politician
• Edwin Abbott (1808–1882), English educator
• Edwin Abbott (public servant) (1878–1947), Australian public servant
• Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), English schoolmaster and theologian
• Edwin Milton Abbott (1877–1940), American lawyer and poet
• Elenore Abbott (1875–1935), American book illustrator, scenic designer and artist
• Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872–1958), American author
• Eli Abbott (1869–1943), American college sports coach
• Emma Abbott (1849–1891), American singer
• Eric Symes Abbott (1906–1983), English clergyman
• Evelyn Abbott (1843–1901), English classical scholar

F

• Faye Abbott (1895–1965), American football player
• Frank Abbott (disambiguation)
• Fred Abbott (1874–1935), American baseball player
• Frederick Abbott (cricketer) (1901–1952), English cricketer
• Frederick Abbott (Indian Army officer) (1805–1892), English army officer of the East India Company
• Frederick M. Abbott (born 1952), American legal academic
• Frederick Vaughan Abbott (1858–1928), American Army officer and engineer

G

• George Abbott (disambiguation)

• George (Francis) Abbott (1887–1995), American scriptwriter, producer and director
• George Abbott (ice hockey) (1911–1996), Canadian ice hockey player
• George Abbott (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politician
• George Henry Abbott (1867–1942), Australian surgeon

• Glenn Abbott (born 1951), American baseball player
• Gordon Abbott (1914–1986), Australian rules footballer
• Gorham Dummer Abbott (1807–1874), American clergyman, educator and author
• Grace Abbott (1878–1939), American social worker
• Greg Abbott (born 1957), American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Texas, Governor of Texas
• Greg Abbott (footballer) (born 1963), English footballer
• Gregory Abbott (born 1954), American soul musician, singer, composer and producer
• Gypsy Abbott (1887–1952), American actress

H

• Hannah Abbott, fictional character from the Harry Potter series
• H. H. Abbott, Harold Henry Abbott (1891–1976), poet and headmaster
• Harold Abbott (1882–1971), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Helen Cecilia De Silver Abbott (1857–1904), American chemist
• Henry Abbott (disambiguation), several people
• Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott (1814–1883), British general
• Horace Abbott (1806–1887), American manufacturer

I

• Ira Abbott (1906–1988), American aerospace engineer

J

• Jack Abbott, several people, including:
  • Jack Abbott (author) (1944–2002), American author and murderer
  • Jack Abbott (coach) (1873–1918), American college sports coach
• Jacob Abbott (1803–1879), American writer
• Jacqui Abbott (born 1973), English singer
• James Abbott, several people, including:
  • James Abbott (Indian Army officer) (1807–1896), British general and colonial administrator
  • James W. Abbott (born 1948), American university administrator and politician
• Jeff Abbott (born 1963), American novelist
• Jeff Abbott (baseball) (born 1972), American baseball player
• Jennifer Abbott (born 1965), Canadian director, cinematographer and editor
• Jeremy Abbott (born 1985), American figure skater
• Jere Abbott (1897–1982), American art historian
• Jerry Abbott (born 1942), American songwriter and record producer
• Jim Abbott, several people, including:
  • Jim Abbott (born 1967), American professional baseball player
  • Jim Abbott (politician) (1942–2020), Canadian politician
• Jo Abbott (1840–1908), U.S. politician from Texas
• Joan Stevenson Abbott (1899–1975), Australian army matron
• Job Abbott (1845–1896), Canadian civil engineer
• Joe Abbott (Australian politician) (1891–1965), Australian politician
• Joe Abbott (speedway rider) (1902–1950), English motorcycle racer
• John Abbott, several people, including:
  • John Abbott (1821–1893), Canadian prime minister
  • John Abbott (actor) (1905–1996), English character actor
  • John Abbott (rugby league) (born 1953), Australian rugby league player
  • John Farr Abbott (1756–1794), British barrister
  • John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877), American writer
• Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814–1891), U.S. politician from Massachusetts
• Joseph Abbott, several people, including:
  • Joseph Abbott (clergyman) (1790–1862), Canadian clergyman
  • Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1881), U.S. politician from North Carolina
  • Joseph Palmer Abbott (1842–1901), Australian politician and solicitor

K

• Karen Abbott (born 1973), American author of historical non-fiction
• Kurt Abbott (born 1969), American baseball player
• Kyle Abbott (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless), a fictional character from The Young and the Restless
  • Kyle Abbott (baseball) (born 1968), former professional baseball player
  • Kyle Abbott (cricketer) (born 1987), South African cricketer

L

• L. B. Abbott (1908–1985), American cinematographer, cameraman and special effects expert
• Lawrence Fraser Abbott (1859–1933), American editor and writer
• Lee K. Abbott (1947–2019), American writer
• Lemuel Abbott (1730–1776), English clergyman and poet
• Lemuel Francis Abbott (c. 1760–1802), English portrait painter
• Leonard Dalton Abbott (1878–1953), American publicist and radical thinker
• Lyman Abbott (1835–1922), American religious leader and author

M

• Mac Abbott (1877–1960), Australian politician
• Margaret Ives Abbott (1878–1955), American golfer
• Mary Bethune Abbott (1823–1898), wife of Canadian prime minister John Abbott
• Maude Abbott (1869–1930), Canadian doctor
• Megan Abbott (born 1971), American writer
• Mickey Abbott, fictional Seinfeld character
• Mishael Abbott (born 1981), American race car driver
• Monica Abbott (born 1985), American softball player

N

• Nabia Abbott (1897–1981), American scholar of Islam
• Nathan Abbott (1854–1941), American lawyer and law teacher
• Nehemiah Abbott (1804–1877), American politician
• Nelson Abbott (born 1966), American politician
• Norman Abbott (1922–2016), American television director

O

• Ody Abbott (1888–1933), American baseball player
• Othman A. Abbott (1842–1935), Canadian-born American politician, first Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska

P

• P. J. Abbott (born 1964), American race car driver
• Pat Abbott (1912–1984), American golfer
• Paul Abbott (born 1960), English scriptwriter
• Paul Abbott (baseball) (born 1967), American professional baseball player
• Paul Abbott (basketball), basketball coach
• Paul Abbott (footballer) (born 1964), Australian rules footballer
• Paweł Abbott (born 1982), English footballer
• Percy Abbott (1886–1960), founder of Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
• Percy Abbott (Australian politician) (1869–1940), Australian politician, soldier and solicitor
• Percy Abbott (Canadian politician) (1882–1942)
• Peter Abbott (1942–2015), British navy officer
• Philip Abbott (1923–1998), American character actor

R

• R. Tucker Abbott (1919–1995), American conchologist and malacologist
• Rachel Abbott (born 1952), British author
• Reg Abbott (born 1930), Canadian ice hockey player
• Rhoda Abbott (1873–1946), English female survivor in Titanic
• Richard Abbott (Australian politician) (1859–1940), Australian politician
• Robert Abbott (director) (born 1964), American film director and TV producer
• Robert Abbott (game designer) (1933–2018), American game inventor
• Robert Crowther Abbott (1869–1927), English Anglican bishop
• Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1870–1940), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
• Roger Abbott (1946–2011), Canadian actor

S

• Samuel Warren Abbott (1837–1904), American physician
• Saunders Alexius Abbott (1811–1894), British general
• Scott Abbott (born 20th century), Canadian co-creator of board game Trivial Pursuit
• Sean Abbott (born 1992), Australian cricketer
• Senda Berenson Abbott (1868–1964), Lithuanian basketballer
• Shirley Abbott (ambassador) (1924–2013), American diplomat
• Shirley Abbott (soccer player) (1889–1947), English footballer
• Spencer Abbott (ice hockey) (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• Steve Abbott (born 1956), Australian comedian
• Stuart Abbott (born 1978), South African rugby union player

T

• Tank Abbott (born 1965), American mixed martial artist
• Tarnel Abbott (born 1953), American free-speech advocate, activist and librarian
• Thomas Eastoe Abbott (1786–1854), English poet
• Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1829–1913), Irish scholar and educator
• Tommy Abbott (1934–1987), American actor, dancer and choreographer
• Tony Abbott (disambiguation), list of people with the name
• Ty Abbott (born 1988), American basketball player

V

• Vince Abbott (born 1958), American football player
• Vincent Paul Abbott (1964–2018), birth name of American heavy-metal drummer and producer Vinnie Paul

W

• Wallace Abbott (1857–1921), founder of Abbott Laboratories, laureate of the American National Business Hall of Fame
• Walter Abbott (disambiguation), several people
• Wes Abbott (born 1971), American artist
• Wilbur Cortez Abbott (1869–1947), American historian and educator
• Wilhelmina Hay Abbott (1884–1957), Scottish suffragist and feminist
• William Abbott, several people, including:
  • William Abbott (manager) (1790–1843), American theatre manager
  • William Hawkins Abbott (1819–1901), American oilman
  • William Louis Abbott (1860–1936), American explorer and collector
  • William Osler Abbott (1902–1943), American physician
• Wilson Ruffin Abbott (1801–1876), American-born Canadian businessman

See also

• Abbott (disambiguation)
• Abbot (surname)