Abt (surname)

Abt
Language(s)	Dutch, German
Origin
Language(s)	Old Saxon or Middle Dutch
Word/name	abt
Meaning	"abbot"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Abts

Last updated July 14, 2025

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

Franz Abt (1819–1885), German composer
Karl Friedrich Abt (1733–1783), German actor

Politicians

John Abt (1904–1991), American CPUSA lawyer and New Deal politician
Paul W. Abt (1845–1920), American businessman and politician

Science, engineering and research

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 (1925–2024), American astrophysicist

Sport

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
Samuel Abt (1934–2025), American sports journalist and author

References

↑ 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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[Germain_Herbillon_2007-1] 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_2003-2] 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_2012-3] 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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