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The abate Surname

abate Name Meaning and History

  1. Italian: from abate ‘priest’ (from Late Latin abbas ‘priest’, genitive abbatis). The application is uncertain: it could be a nickname, an occupational name for the servant of a priest, or denote an (illegitimate) son of a priest.
  2. Jewish (from Italy): either a name indicating descent from a high priest, a calque on Hebrew Cohen, or an occupational name for a rabbi.

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Distribution of abate Families in the US in 1920
Number of abate families
 19-36
 7-18
 1-6
 0
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