Abbot Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

The last name Abbot is a variant form of Abbott, a well-known English family name. The family name meaning is “Abbot, a nickname or servant name”, the same as for Abbott.

Heraldry and the Abbot name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Abbott surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

A variant of Abbott

Without the “t” of Abbott, Abbot is a simpler written form of the same name. The same family of names includes Abot and Abott.

859 Americans were listed as Abbot in the 2010 census. Get the complete Abbot report, with a museum-style coat of arms.