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

Abrahamson, 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 Abrahamson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abrahamson in America

Abrahamson is the 6817th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abrahamson surname appeared 4,948 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Abrahamson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abrahamson 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 Abrahamson

The surname Abrahamson is of English origin, derived from the personal name Abraham combined with the patronymic suffix "-son", meaning "son of Abraham". The name Abraham itself is derived from the Hebrew name "Avraham", which means "father of many".

Abrahamson is a relatively common surname found in various parts of England, particularly in the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Lincolnshire. It is believed that the name first emerged in the 13th or 14th century, during the time when patronymic surnames became more widespread.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abrahamson can be found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, where a certain John Abrahamson is listed as a resident of the parish of Aldborough.

Another notable early reference to the name is found in the Subsidy Rolls for Lincolnshire, dated 1524, which mentions a Thomas Abrahamson residing in the village of Broughton.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Abrahamson appeared in various parish records and court documents across England. For instance, a William Abrahamson was recorded as a resident of the town of Bury, Lancashire, in the year 1601.

One of the earliest known individuals to bear the surname Abrahamson was John Abrahamson, a merchant and alderman who lived in the city of York in the late 16th century. He was a prominent figure in the city's wool trade and served as Lord Mayor of York in 1585.

Another notable Abrahamson was Thomas Abrahamson (1592-1668), a clergyman who served as the Rector of Croydon in Surrey during the mid-17th century. He was a staunch Royalist and was briefly imprisoned during the English Civil War for his support of King Charles I.

In the 18th century, the name Abrahamson appeared in various records related to the textile industry in Yorkshire and Lancashire. For example, a certain Robert Abrahamson (1728-1798) was a successful woolen manufacturer based in the town of Keighley, Yorkshire.

During the 19th century, the Abrahamson name can be found in various census records and birth, marriage, and death registers throughout England. One notable individual from this period was James Abrahamson (1819-1897), a businessman and philanthropist from the city of Leeds, who donated generously to various charitable causes in the region.

As the Abrahamson family continued to spread across England and other parts of the British Isles, the surname underwent various spelling variations, such as Abramson, Abrahamsen, and Abrahams. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained unchanged.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abrahamson

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

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 Abrahamson 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 Abrahamson 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 Abrahamson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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