Abbotsbury was named from Major Edward Abbott, a [[Canada|Canadian]] born soldier who arrived in New South Wales in 1790. Abbott was granted land in what is now Abbotsbury in 1806 although sold it to a William Browne in 1810. The estate remained intact until the late 19th century when it was subdivided into small farms and it remained a rural area until the late 20th century when residential subdivision began. The name for the suburb was approved in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=500&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 |title=Abbotsbury |publisher=Fairfield City Council |accessdate=2008-06-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817185019/http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=500&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 |archivedate=17 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010002b.htm?hilite=abbott | title=Abbott, Edward (1766 - 1832) | publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography Online | accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{NSW GNR|id=JPckwpqb|title=Abbotsbury|accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref>
