Last name Abbey (Abbey 
, אבי 
, آبي 
, and others...) , around the world, is a common family name. The family name Abbey is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is quite a common surname, Togo, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Ghana, Nigeria, and the United States. Likewise, Abbey is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Abbey | Nigeria, Ghana, Australia, United States, Uganda |
| אבי | Israel |
| آبي | Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Algeria, Morocco |
| アビー | Japan |
| 艾比 | China |
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thomas abbey (1731-1811) (b. 1731) |
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peter abbey (1769-1857) (b. 1769) |
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seth alden abbey American printer, editor, and judge, US (b. 1798) |
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richard abbey Methodist clergyman, US (b. 1805) |
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maria abbey Nurse during the American Civil War (b. 1816) |
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milton abbey politician in Massachusetts, US (b. 1819), US (b. 1819) |
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| john abbey British organbuilder, GB (b. 1785) |
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henry abbey American poet (1842-1911), US (b. 1842) |
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henry abbey American theatre manager and producer (1846-1896), US (b. 1846) |
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edwin austin abbey American illustrator and painter (1852-1911), US (b. 1852) |
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| orrin abbey (b. 1805) |
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charlie abbey baseball player (1866-1926), US (b. 1866) |
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| charles john abbey English cleric and adademic 1833-1919 (b. 1833) |
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| a. j. abbey (b. 1825) |
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| george abbey British gardener and horticulturalist (1835–1917), GB (b. 1835) |
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