Explore the Family Name Abt
The meaning of Abt
1. German and Dutch: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch abt ‘abbot’, hence a metonymic 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 a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with this word. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Abt, a habitational name from Opatów in Poland. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Horst, Johann, Kurt.
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How common is the last name Abt in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abt has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 19,232 in popularity with a count of 1,305, falling slightly in rank to 19,469 by 2010, even though the count increased to 1,388. This suggests that while more individuals carried the name, other surnames saw larger growth during the same period. The proportion of individuals with the Abt surname per 100k also decreased slightly by 2.08%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #19,232 | #19,469 | -1.23% |
| Count | 1,305 | 1,388 | 6.36% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.48 | 0.47 | -2.08% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abt
The Ethinicity breakdown of the Abt surname, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority identify as white, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.63% in 2000 to 94.81% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 26.76%, rising from 2.84% in 2000 to 3.60% in 2010. A small percentage identified as belonging to two or more races, though this decreased by 19.63% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of individuals with the Abt surname identifying as Black in 2010, where no such identification was recorded in 2000. The data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.63% | 94.81% | -0.86% |
| Hispanic | 2.84% | 3.6% | 26.76% |
| Two or More Races | 1.07% | 0.86% | -19.63% |
| Black | 0% | 0.36% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |