Arbuthnott

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Arbuthnot

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Obar Bhuadhnait, a placename composed of a Pictish element meaning "confluence" + the stream name Buadhnat, which means "virtuous" or "healing", because this stream was regarded as holy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/

Proper noun

Arbuthnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arbuthnotts)

1. A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).
2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Arbuthnott is the 24140^th most common surname in England, belonging to 171 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arbuthnott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51.
• Forebears