Abt (surname)

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LanguageDutch, German

LanguageOld Saxon or Middle Dutch

Word/nameabt

Meaning"abbot"

Abt
Origin
Language	Dutch, German
Language	Old Saxon or Middle Dutch
Word/name	abt
Meaning	"abbot"
Other names
Variant form	Abts
^[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:

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 (1925–2024), American astrophysicist

Sport

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