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[Surname] Abbatoy
My mom's last name by burth is Abbatoy dos eney one know what it meens and whare it is from. I have ben tolled it is French and Native Amarican or pos Italin.
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There's every indication that the name is French as you can see, for example, at http://tr.im/mThd. Given that Robitaille has been anglicized as Rab(i)toy and Rob(i)toy, there's a good chance that this is also the origin of Abbatoy and Abbotoy, though I've found no direct evidence. Only genealogical research could determine this one way or another.
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