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