Abbey_(surname)

Abbey (surname)

Abbey (surname)

Surname list

Abbey is an English surname,[1][2] denoting someone living near an abbey or having an occupation working in one.[3] Surname variants of Abbey include Abbay (below), Abbe, Abby (not the given name), Abdey and Abdie.[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

Variants

Abbay

  • Richard Abbay (1838–1919), American politician

References

  1. [1]
    Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0.
  2. [2]
    Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
  3. [3]
    Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-19-211592-8 – via Internet Archive.
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