The Abad surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,446 people carried this name — #5,401 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,700 people counted. That is up 34% from 4,795 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Abad surname
From Spanish, of occupational origin.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Abad» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,467 people named Abad live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 641 people named Abad.
298 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
125 people named Abad live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Abad,
with a public archive behind them.
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Margot Abad d. 1999 · actor -
Alonso Abad 1701–1788 · missionary -
Lorena Abad d. 2025 · researcher
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Chema Abad d. 2022 · radio personality
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Antonio Abad d. 1712 · priest
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Juan Abad 1601–1699 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Abad.
When the index is not enough
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