Apt Family History
Apt Name Meaning
German: variant of Abt . Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Apt the Yiddish name of Opatów in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Poland. The placename (in German Yiddish and Polish) is from a root meaning ‘abbot’ the place having been named for the local abbey. Compare Abt .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022