The Abby Family History

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The Abby Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abby
1841 Census 140
1851 Census 86
1861 Census 122
1871 Census 135
1891 Census 100

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abby Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Abby 9 5 13 11 5
MARY Abby 16 6 6 10 2
JOHN Abby 13 8 7 3 3
ELIZABETH Abby 13 6 4 9 1
SARAH Abby 5 3 9 3 5
THOMAS Abby 5 7 4 3 2
JAMES Abby 8 4 1 2 3
ANN Abby 4 3 7 1 0
EMMA Abby 2 1 3 4 4
JANE Abby 3 5 3 2 1
HENRY Abby 2 3 4 2 2
SUSAN Abby 5 2 3 3 0
HANNAH Abby 5 1 3 2 1
ROBERT Abby 3 3 2 1 1
ELIZA Abby 1 2 2 1 3
EDWARD Abby 1 2 1 1 0
AGNES Abby 0 0 0 0 1
AGNES EMILY Abby 0 0 0 0 1
ALBERT Abby 0 0 0 0 2
ALBERT F Abby 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abby

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Abby (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

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


 


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