Abati is a surname. It was used by an ancient noble family of Florence. Notable people with the surname include: Antonio Abati (died 1667), Italian poet Baldo Angelo Abati (sixteenth century), Italian naturalist Joaquín Abati (1865–1936), Spanish writer Joël Abati (born 1970), French handball player Megliore degli Abati (thirteenth century), Italian poet Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509 or 1512 – 1571), Italian painter Reuben Abati (born 1965), Nigerian newspaper columnist Other uses The Abati people, a fictional ethnic group in H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel Queen Sheba's Ring Abati, Iran, village Marauna abati, species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae References Italian-language surnames