Abell (surname)

Abell is an English surname, from the given name Abel. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abraham Abell (1789–1851), Irish antiquarian
• Sir Anthony Abell (1906–1994), British colonial official, Governor of Sarawak
• Adam Abell (c.1480–c.1540), Scottish friar
• Alexander G. Abell (1818–1890), American diplomat and writer
• Alistair Abell, Canadian voice actor
• Arunah Shepherdson Abell (1806–1888), American publisher
• Ben Abell (1932–2019), American meteorologist
• Bud Abell (born 1940), American football player
• Chris Abell (1957–2020), British biological chemist
• David Abell (disambiguation), several people
• Derek F. Abell (born 1938), American businessman and educator
• Earl Abell (1892–1956), American football player
• Ferdinand Abell (died 1928), American businessman
• George Abell (disambiguation), several people
• Irvin Abell (1876–1949), American surgeon
• Joey Abell (born 1981), American heavyweight boxer
• John Abell (1653–c.1724), Scottish musician and composer
• John Abell (cricketer) (1931–2004), English cricketer
• Kjeld Abell (1901–1961), Danish dramatist
• Louis Abell (1884–1962), American Olympic rower
• Peter Abell (born 1939), British social scientist
• Richard Abell (c.1688–after 1744), British politician
• Robert Abell (c.1605–1663), colonial American immigrant and pioneer
• Roy Abell (1931–2020), English cricketer and artist
• Sam Abell (born 1945), American photographer
• Stig Abell (born 1980), British journalist
• Thomas Abel (martyr) (or Abell) (c.1497–1540), English priest and martyr
• Timothy Abell (1930–2009), English cricketer
• Tom Abell (born 1994), English cricketer
• Walter Abell (1897–1956), American art teacher and theoretician
• William Abell, (c.1584–c.1655) English vintner
• Westcott Stile Abell, (1877-1961), British naval architect

See also

• Abel (surname)