Last Name ABERNATHY

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Meaning Local: from the town of Abernethy in Perthshire. Aber, the mouth of a stream, and nithy, dangerous. The family are descended from Alexander Abernethy.
Origin Scottish

Rank 2,051 (2000 US census) 1,685 (1990 US census)
Count 16,194 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 80.03%, or 12960 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 16.55%, or 2680 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 66 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.51%, or 83 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.33%, or 215 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.17%, or 189 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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