title: Abbott (surname)
text: # Abbott (surname)
  
  Abbott is an English surname, derived from the word "abbot", which may refer to:
  
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  * A
  * B
  * C
  * D
  * E
  * F
  * G
  * H
  * I
  * J
  * K
  * L
  * M
  * N
  * O
  * P
  * Q
  * R
  * S
  * T
  * U
  * V
  * W
  * X
  * Y
  * Z
  
  ## 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 former 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
  * 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), American politician
  * Joseph Abbott, several people, including:
     * Joseph Abbott (clergyman) (1790–1862), Canadian clergyman
     * Joseph Abbott (Texas politician) (1840–1908), American politician
     * Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1881), American politician
     * 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
  * 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
  