Abt (surname)
| Language(s) | Dutch, German |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Saxon or Middle Dutch |
| Word/name | abt |
| Meaning | "abbot" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Abts |
| [1] | |
Abt is an occupational surname of Dutch and German origin derived from the clerical title of abbot.[2][3] Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment[edit]
- Franz Abt (1819–1885), German composer
- Karl Friedrich Abt (1733–1783), German actor
Politicians[edit]
- John Abt (1904–1991), American CPUSA lawyer and New Deal politician
- Paul W. Abt (1845–1920), American businessman and politician
Science, engineering and research[edit]
- Carl Roman Abt (1850–1933), Swiss mechanical engineer who invented the Abt rack system for rack railways
- Clark C. Abt (born 1929), American game researcher
- Thomas Abt (born 1972), American policy analyst
- Helmut Abt (born 1925), American astrophysicist
Sport[edit]
- Alexander Abt (born 1976), Russian figure skater and coach
- Christian Abt (born 1967), German racing driver
- Daniel Abt (born 1992), German racing driver
- Gudrun Abt (born 1962), German athlete
- Hans-Jürgen Abt, German race team manager
See also[edit]
- All pages with titles beginning with Abt
- All pages with titles containing Abt
- Abt (disambiguation)
- Ant (name)
References[edit]
- ^ Germain, Jean [in French]; Herbillon, Jules [in French] (2007). Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Wallonie et à Bruxelles (in French). Bruxelles: Éditions Racine. p. 124. ISBN 978-2-87386-506-1. OCLC 159955388. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ van Osta, Ward (2012). Met naam en toenaam: voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen (in Dutch). Antwerpen/Apeldoorn: Garant. p. 70. ISBN 978-90-441-2931-1. OCLC 803366714. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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