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Re: Abbs Family
Posted by: Gladys Rimmer (ID *****2690) Date: January 18, 2008 at 07:54:17
In Reply to: Abbs Family by Tyne Caulley (Abbs) of 133

According to a dictionary of surnames:

Abbs, Abson, Abbison relate to "the son of Abraham" or "Abel" from Abb or Abbie (nicknames). This was a familiar Norfolk surname as Abbys or Abbes. Today it is familiar in the same county as Abbs.


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