Abat: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The spelling Abat grew out of Abad, a Spanish surname with a long paper trail. Its meaning, shared with Abad, is “abbot”.

Abat and Abad

Spelled with “t” instead of “d”, Abat shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Abbad.

Abat coat of arms

Arms linked to Abad and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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