Abt (surname)
Abt is an occupational surname of Dutch and German origin derived from the clerical title of abbot. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Abt, Russian figure skater and coach
- Carl Roman Abt, Swiss mechanical engineer who invented the Abt rack system for rack railways
- Christian Abt, German racing driver
- Clark C. Abt, American game researcher
- Daniel Abt, German racing driver
- Franz Abt, German composer
- Gudrun Abt, German athlete
- Hans-Jürgen Abt, German race team manager
- Helmut Abt, American astrophysicist
- John Abt, American CPUSA lawyer and New Deal politician
- Karl Friedrich Abt, German actor
- Paul W. Abt, American businessman and politician
- Thomas Abt, American policy analyst
