Abbs

Patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Abel.

Abbs (plural Abbses)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Abbs is the 37492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Abbs is most common among White (64.65%) and Black/African American (28.96%) individuals.

Clipping of Abigail + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

• Abs

Abbs

1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

• St Abbs

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abbs”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

• babs, sabb, Sabb, Babs