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) A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975). A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Arbuthnott is the 24140th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51. Forebears