Rabbitt Family History

Rabbitt Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English male personal name Rabbode Radboda (ancient Germanic Radbodo from elements meaning ‘counsel’ + ‘messenger’). English: from the personal name Robet or Robot diminutives of Rob (see Robert).

English: nickname from late Middle English rabet ‘young rabbit’. This word is not recorded until c. 1398 the usual Middle English word for ‘rabbit’ being cony (see Coney).

Irish: adopted for Gaelic Ó Coinín a variant of Ó Conáin or Ó Cuineáin (see Cunneen and Queenan) interpreted as if it were from coinín ‘rabbit’ although in fact the Irish name is from a diminutive of cano ‘hound wolf’.

It has also been adopted for Mac Coinín see Canning. Americanized form (translation into English) of Serbian and Croatian Zec Slovenian Zajc or Zajec all meaning ‘hare’ (informally also ‘rabbit’) and perhaps also of Slovenian Kunc with a possible meaning ‘rabbit’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mabbitt, Babbitt, Garbett, Hibbitt, Abbitt, Robnett, Robbie, Ritt, Tabbert, Gavitt

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You can see how Rabbitt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rabbitt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rabbitt families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 13 Rabbitt families living in British Columbia. This was about 57% of all the recorded Rabbitt's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Rabbitt families in 1911.

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What did your Rabbitt ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Rabbitt. 15% of Rabbitt men worked as a Laborer and 17% of Rabbitt women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Rabbitt were Salesman and Secretary.

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Laborer

15%

Truck driver

10%

Clerk

10%

Salesman

Stenographer

17%

Maid

14%

Housework

11%

Secretary

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What is the average Rabbitt lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Rabbitt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Rabbitt in 1955 was 36, and 74 in 2004.

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Rabbitt Surname Meaning

English: nickname from late Middle English rabet ‘young rabbit’. This word is not recorded until c. 1398 the usual Middle English word for ‘rabbit’ being cony (see Coney).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Rabbitt family from?

What did your Rabbitt ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

15%

Truck driver

10%

Clerk

10%

Salesman

Stenographer

17%

Maid

14%

Housework

11%

Secretary

What Rabbitt family records will you find?

What is the average Rabbitt lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Rabbitt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Rabbitt in 1955 was 36, and 74 in 2004.

Rabbitt Family History

Rabbitt Surname Meaning

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