Birth Name: William Alexander Abbott
Date of Birth: October 2, 1897
Place of Birth: Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Death: April 24, 1974
Place of Death: Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly Welsh, and other (father)
*German [likely German Jewish] (mother)
Bud Abbott was an American actor, producer, and comedian. He was straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
His parents were Rae/Ray (Fisher) and Harry/Henry Wilburn/C. Abbott. They worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus.
Bud’s father had English, and likely Welsh, and other, ancestry. Bud’s mother was born in Maryland, the daughter of German immigrants, who were likely Jewish.
Bud’s paternal grandfather was Charles William Abbott (who likely was the son of John G. Abbott and Nancy Agnes Allen). John was the son of Nathan G. Abbott, who was English, and of Anna Johanna Gibson.
Bud’s paternal grandmother was Rebecca Williams.
Bud’s maternal grandparents were Alexander/Aleck Fisher and Frederica/Rebecca/Reyka Buxbaum.
Sources: Genealogies of Bud Abbott – https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Marriage record of Bud’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Bud’s mother on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org