Abernethy (surname)


Abernethy is a surname whose origins link to a Scottish clan that descends from Orm de Abernethy, a grandson of Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife that presumably settled at Abernethy, Perth and Kinross.
The name is of non-Gaelic Pictish origin, from a period when the Caledonian Welsh or Brytons controlled these lands. 'Aber' modern Welsh for 'estuary' or 'confluence of rivers'
Notable people who have this surname include:
Some notable people use Abernethy as their middle name: