Abt Name Meaning

German and Dutch: from Old Low German or Middle Dutch abt ‘abbot’, hence an occupational name for a servant of an abbot or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an abbot in some way. In some instances it may have been from a house name. Jewish (central Ashkenazic): from Abt, the German name of Opatów in Poland, or from Apt, the Yiddish name of this city.

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List of People with Surname Abt

In accordance with our records, there are a total of 868 people with the surname Abt. Among these people surnamed Abt, there are nearly 145 different names, with an average of 5 people having the same name. Robert Abt, William Abt and Richard Abt are the top three most common names from the list of people surnamed Abt, with 32, 27 and 24 people respectively.

Besides that, Our findings indicate that Pennsylvania has the highest number of people surnamed Abt, with a total of 131 people, and there are a total of 73 different names among these people. New York is the second-most populous state for people with the surname Abt, with a total of 123 people and an average of 69 different names.

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