Abt (surname) explained

Abt
Language:	Dutch, German
Language origin:	Old Saxon or Middle Dutch
Origin:	abt
Meaning:	"abbot"
Variant:	Abts
Footnotes:	^[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

• 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 (born 1925), 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

See also

• Ant (name)

Notes and References

1. Book: Germain , Jean .

   . . Herbillon. Jules.

   fr:Jules Herbillon

   . Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Wallonie et à Bruxelles. fr. Éditions Racine. Bruxelles. 2007. 978-2-87386-506-1. 159955388. 124. 2018-12-21.

2. Book: Hanks , Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks. Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK. 2003. 978-0-19-508137-4. 51655476. 1. 5. 2018-12-21.

3. Book: van Osta , Ward . Ward van Osta. Met naam en toenaam: voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen. Garant. Antwerpen/Apeldoorn. 2012. 978-90-441-2931-1. 803366714. nl. 70. 2018-12-21.