Abbot (surname)
# Abbot (surname)

Abbot is an English surname derived from the word "abbot". It is a spelling variant of the more common name Abbott. Notable people with this surname include:

## A

* Abiel Abbot (1770–1828), American pastor
* Alice Balch Abbot (1867–1937), American writer

## B

* Bec Abbot, Canadian singer
* Benjamin Abbot (1762–1849), American schoolteacher
* Brian Abbot (1911–1936), Australian actor

## C

* Charles Abbot (botanist) (1761–1817), British botanist and entomologist
* Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757–1829), British statesman
* Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester (1798–1867), British Conservative politician
* Charles Greeley Abbot (1872–1973), American astrophysicist, astronomer and fifth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
* Charles S. Abbot (born 1945), American naval admiral
* Courtney Abbot (born 1989), New Zealand-born actress

## D

* Dorian Abbot, American geophysicist

## E

* Edwin Hale Abbot (1834–1927), American lawyer and railroad executive
* Ezra Abbot (1819–1884), American Biblical scholar

## F

* Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1836–1903), American philosopher and theologian

## G

* George Abbot (author) (c. 1603–1648), English writer
* George Abbot (bishop) (1562–1633), English clergyman

## H

* Henry Abbot (martyr) (died 1597), English Catholic martyr
* Henry Larcom Abbot (1831–1927), American military engineer
* Hugh the Abbot (died 886)

## J

* Joel Abbot (naval officer) (1793–1855), American naval officer
* Joel Abbot (politician) (1776–1826), American politician from Georgia
* John Abbot (entomologist) (1751–1840/1), American entomologist
* John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877), American historian, pastor and pedagogical writer
* Jude Abbott (born 1962), British musician

## L

* Laura Abbot (born 1930s), American writer
* Lillian Elvira Moore Abbot (1870–1944), American painter

## M

* Maurice Abbot (1565–1642), English merchant and politician

## N

* Nick Abbot (born 1960), British radio presenter

## R

* Richard Abbot (1818–1904), English poet
* Robert Abbot (bishop) (1560–1617), Bishop of Salisbury
* Robert Abbot (theologian) (1588?–1662?), Puritan theologian
* Russ Abbot (born 1947), English musician, comedian and actor

## S

* Samuel Abbot (1786–1839), American inventor
* Stuart Abbot (born 1986), Scottish footballer

## T

* Theophilus C. Abbot (1826–1892), American college president

## W

* William Abbot (actor) (1790–1843), English actor
* William Wright Abbot (1922–2009), American historian, educator, and writer
* Willis J. Abbot (1863–1934), American journalist and writer
