Abts

Abts
Language	Dutch, German
Origin
Language	Old Saxon or Middle Dutch
Word/name	abt
Meaning	"abbot"

Last updated February 05, 2026

Abts, a variation of the surname 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:

Matt Abts (born 1953), American drummer
Tomma Abts (born 1967), German artist and abstract painter
Wouter Abts, Flemish painter

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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