The Abbett Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Abbett family.

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The Abbett Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abbett
1841 Census10
1851 Census39
1861 Census83
1871 Census125
1881 Census117
1891 Census278
1901 Census211

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abbett Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Abbett 1 4 8 8 8 17 8
Mary Abbett 1 3 5 8 10 12 8
John Abbett 1 1 8 8 3 16 6
George Abbett 0 2 4 5 3 12 16
Elizabeth Abbett 2 2 2 8 3 10 6
Thomas Abbett 2 1 4 8 3 4 4
Charles Abbett 1 1 3 3 3 7 8
James Abbett 0 1 2 4 5 7 4
Alfred Abbett 0 2 0 2 6 7 1
Sarah Abbett 1 1 4 2 5 3 2
Annie Abbett 0 0 0 0 5 6 6
Emma Abbett 0 1 2 2 0 8 4
Arthur Abbett 0 0 2 4 3 4 3
Henry Abbett 0 3 2 0 4 5 2
Eliza Abbett 0 1 1 3 2 5 3
Emily Abbett 0 0 1 2 4 2 5
Jane Abbett 0 0 2 4 2 3 2
Edward Abbett 0 1 1 3 2 4 2
Walter Abbett 0 1 2 2 3 2 3
Alice Abbett 0 0 1 2 2 4 4

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Abbett family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Abbett

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