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

Abramovich, 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 Abramovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abramovich in America

Abramovich is the 40204th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abramovich surname appeared 545 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abramovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abramovich 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 Abramovich

The surname Abramovich is of Russian origin, derived from the biblical Hebrew name "Avraham" or "Abram." It emerged during the Middle Ages in regions where Slavic and Jewish populations coexisted, such as the territories of modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

The name Abramovich is a patronymic form, meaning "son of Abram." In early Slavic societies, patronymics were commonly used to identify individuals by their father's name, often with the addition of the possessive suffix "-vich" or "-ovich."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abramovich can be found in the Velvet Book, a 15th-century document from the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It mentions a certain Ivan Abramovich, a boyar (nobleman) who served under Grand Prince Ivan III.

In the 16th century, during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, an influential family of Abramovichs gained prominence in the Russian nobility. One notable member was Fyodor Abramovich, a military commander who played a crucial role in the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan in 1552.

The Abramovichs continued to hold prominent positions in Russian society throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Mikhail Abramovich (1629-1689) was a respected diplomat who served as the Russian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, while Andrei Abramovich (1751-1827) was a renowned statesman and governor-general of several Russian provinces.

In the 19th century, the Abramovich surname gained literary recognition through the works of famous Russian authors. Aleksandr Pushkin's poem "Eugene Onegin" mentions a character named Abramovich, while Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamazov" features a character named Pyotr Abramovich.

Other notable individuals with the Abramovich surname include Yuri Abramovich (1857-1925), a Russian-Jewish poet and journalist, and Aleksandr Abramovich (1903-1982), a Soviet military leader who played a significant role in World War II.

It is important to note that while the Abramovich surname has its roots in the Jewish community, it has also been adopted by non-Jewish families over the centuries, particularly in Russia and other Slavic regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abramovich

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

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

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