Find out how popular the last name Abrahams is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abrahams.

Abrahams, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abrahams surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abrahams in America

Abrahams is the 11856th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abrahams surname appeared 2,641 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Abrahams.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abrahams to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abrahams

The surname Abrahams is derived from the personal name Abraham, which has Hebrew origins meaning "father of many". The name can be traced back to the biblical patriarch Abraham, a significant figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The Abrahams surname is predominantly found in England, where it likely originated as a patronymic name, indicating descent from someone named Abraham. It is believed to have been adopted by Jewish families in England during the Middle Ages, as well as by some Christian families who may have been influenced by the biblical name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Abrahams surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1202, where a certain Isaac Abrahams is mentioned. Another early reference is in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275, which lists a John Abrahams.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the Abrahams surname appeared in various English records, such as the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire (1279), where a Robert Abrahams is mentioned, and the Feet of Fines for Essex (1310), which includes a William Abrahams.

Notable individuals with the Abrahams surname include:

1. Robert Abrahams (1437-1508), an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1498.

2. Thomas Abrahams (1592-1670), an English clergyman and academic who served as the Master of Balliol College, Oxford.

3. Nissim Abrahams (1822-1897), a British-Jewish scholar and author known for his works on Jewish history and literature.

4. Israel Abrahams (1858-1925), a British scholar and author who wrote extensively on Jewish history and literature.

5. Roger Abrahams (1933-2017), an American folklorist and author who specialized in African American folklore and cultural studies.

The Abrahams surname has also been associated with various place names and older spellings, such as Abrahams-Taunte, a village in Germany, and Abrahams-Hoeve, a former farm in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abrahams

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abrahams.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abrahams was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abrahams has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abrahams was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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