Given name & surname
Abbot
“the leader of a monastery; a fatherly man”
In English use, Abbot is a variant of Abbott. One English interpretation is “the leader of a monastery; a fatherly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Abbot is a variant of Abbott. One English interpretation is “the leader of a monastery; a fatherly man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Abbot is a variant of Abbott. An origin associated with Abbott is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abbot through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 34 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 as a first name in 2020; 776 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abbot’s family of names
In English usage, Abbot has a related form in Abbott. In English usage, Abbot as a surname has an alternative spelling in Abbott. In Greek usage, Abbot as a surname is a transliteration of Άββοτ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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