Following is the meaning of Abbey surname. Family name Abbey is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Abbey is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria languages. Abbey has 5 characters long in length.
Abbey is common in Nigeria country(ies).
Abbey is ranked 7757 in our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Abbey bearers increased by 3.123749 per cent in 2010 US census to 5150 since 2000, the surname slipped by 293 spots and ranked at 6574. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
| White | 82.19 | 87 |
| Black | 11.2 | 7.05 |
| Others | 2.14 | 2.16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.06 | 1.54 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander | 1.26 | 1.18 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.15 | 1.06 |
It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Abbey
How popular is Abbey?
Abbey is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 69777 people have been found who wears Abbey as their family name. Abbey is used widely across the globe.
More detailed information can be found below: RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,065
Trinidad and Tobago10
5,318
China8
527,030
Indonesia7
3,259
Ivory Coast5
122,390
Belarus4
14,193
Egypt3
30,723
Georgia3
18,718
Thailand2
12,844
Pakistan2
54,135
Philippines2
44,018
Poland2
5,298
Botswana2
23,344
Austria2
40,256
Mexico2
18,625
Japan2
139,444
Brazil2
144,523
Kazakhstan2
6,103
Cyprus2
26,532
Chile2
7,847
Albania1
15,162
Costa Rica1
7,941
Guatemala1
10,958
Bangladesh1
8,859
Iraq1
7,340
Democratic Republic of The Congo1
29,595
Iran1
9,498
Iceland1
3,993
El Salvador1
16,640
Hong Kong1
2,505
Congo1
24,176
Qatar1
1,254
Gibraltar1
123,175
Tanzania1
25,746
Finland1
799
British Virgin Islands1
120,357
Argentina1
4,999
Papua New Guinea1
2,190
Barbados1
1,572
Macau1
4,942
Libya1
821
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
40,340
Malaysia1
971
Seychelles1
2,196
Liberia1
7,895
South Korea1
5,589
Sudan1
77,122
Sweden1
5,553
Taiwan1
1,005
The Gambia1
53,505
Turkey1
10,190
Bahrain1
83,428
United Arab Emirates1
6,212
Jamaica1
3,307
Malta1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,429
New Zealand45
55,100
Spain33
43,662
Belgium30
57,220
Netherlands27
23,443
Norway26
162,376
Ukraine20
10,383
Burkina Faso20
15,050
Singapore18
12,878
Mauritania16
29,040
Denmark15
406,964
Russia14
62,309
Zimbabwe13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,546
Scotland98
12,775
Israel82
5,257
Wales68
17,456
Switzerland63
1,910
Senegal55
Countries with hundreds of Abbey:
3,382
Australia912
6,958
Canada606
12,297
South Africa511
10,157
Kenya471
24,414
France404
38,477
Germany269
2,519
Ireland175
137,729
India130
59,335
Italy112
Countries with thousands of Abbey:
6,170
United States6,318
177
Togo3,885
735
Benin2,578
3,249
England2,371
3,860
Uganda1,307
Countries with ten thousands of Abbey:
128
Ghana30,034
1,337
Nigeria18,952
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Immigrants to US
David Abbey was 12 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on November 7, 1848. He lived in Carlow, Ireland and took Fingal from Dublin. Workman John Abbey, Thomas Abbey, aged 48, Butler Pearce Abbey, Abigail Abbey, aged 32, Ann Abbey, Robert Abbey, aged 6, Servant Robert Abbey, are other Abbey that migrated to US.
Celebrities having Abbey surname
Edward Abbey Author
Greg Abbey Voice actor
Lynn Abbey Author
Kelley Abbey Actress
Graham Abbey Film actor
George Abbey Soccer player
Nathan Abbey Soccer player
Zema Abbey Soccer player
Ben Abbey Soccer player
Ross Abbey Australian Rules Footballer
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Surname is added at the end of the first name also known as given name. Most of the time, a family name is used as a surname. You might not know the meaning of Abbey surname. We have collected informaton regarding the meaning and origin of Abbey and displayed for better understanding of surnames. Discover how Abbey is originated?
