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

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.
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.