Abad meaning | Last name Abad origin

Following is the meaning of Abad surname. Family name Abad is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Abad
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Mexico
Meaning: Latin Derivatives = abbate Abbot, who leads an abbey. It is surprising for such a family name, abbots not breeding in principle. But firstly this was not necessarily the case in the Middle Ages, and also be aware that the name also meant abbot in medieval society functions having nothing religious. Finally, it can be sometimes a nickname, the home of an abbot or a person dependent on an abbot of a monastery in respect manorial rights. Finally, note that, in Gascony, there were lay abbots in charge of collecting tithes.

Abad is used as a family name or surname in Mexico languages. Abad has 4 characters long in length.

Abad is common in Mexico country(ies).

Abad is ranked 2428 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Abads grew by 34.4317 per cent to 6446 since 2000 and ranked 5401 after elevating 1122 spots. The last name was found in around 22 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 51.54 46.28
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
34.35 38.16
White 9.29 10.22
Others 3.51 3.65
Black 1.13 1.44
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0.25

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Abad

How popular is Abad?

Abad is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Ecuador is ahead in terms of density. Around 225431 people have been found who wears Abad as their family name. Abad is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
5,318 China8
51,441 Kyrgyzstan8
1,005 Cayman Islands7
20,929 Azerbaijan7
7,646 Japan7
13,220 Thailand6
2,084 Afghanistan5
1,033 Yemen5
103,755 Czech Republic5
16,605 Austria3
7,294 Kuwait3
5,139 Bolivia2
5,217 Zambia2
2,401 Honduras2
12,161 Wales2
787 Andorra2
40,064 Nigeria2
4,086 Angola2
5,442 Turkmenistan2
6,266 Luxembourg2
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Comments :Leontine Laster Abad is an original family name Languedoc and Catalan it comes from the Latin abbas, derived from the Aramaic abba means father, the abbéIl is originally a nickname evoking the function of abbot this surname is also recontre under different forms or shades aba.

Celebrities having Abad surname

Alejandro Abad, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer
Kaye Abad Actress
Eileen Abad Actress
Fernando Abad Baseball pitcher
Héctor Abad Faciolince Novelist
Damien Abad Member of Parliament
Florencio Abad Politician
Alejandro Abad Singer
José Abad Santos Justice
Carlos Abad Soccer player
Gémino Abad Literary critic
  • In 0, Noa Abad characterized the role of Amante de Blue in crime and fantasy film Psychotronic Blue.
  • In 1986, David Abad portrayed the role of Young boy in 0 flick La generación Halley.
  • Kenshin J.P. Abad characterized the central role of Baby in 2011 drama and fantasy flick The Last Nightmare.
  • In 2014 adventure and comedy flick, La despedida, Joaquín Abad characterized Toni.
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