Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ABERNETHY
There are approximately 1,363 people named Abernethy in the UK. That makes it the 5,913rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 22 are named Abernethy.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
AbernathyAbernathey
Abernatha
Abbernethy
Abernaethy
Abarnethy
Abaernathy
Abbernathy
Abarnathy
Abernaethie
Aberenathy
Abernath
Abernathay
Abernathie
Abberneathie
Abernaths
Aberanthy
Abernathe
Abernanthy
Abernarthy
Abernathia
Abermethy
Abernahy
The Abernethy surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic and Celtic. Local) From a town in Strathern, Scotland, on the river Tay; derived from Aber, as given above, and nethy, in the Gaelic, dangerous. Nith or Nithy, is also the name of a river in the south of Scotland, and the name may have been taken from a town at or near its mouth--Abernithy.