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

Abramovitz, 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 Abramovitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abramovitz in America

Abramovitz is the 68949th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abramovitz surname appeared 285 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 Abramovitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abramovitz 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 Abramovitz

The surname Abramovitz has its origins in the Eastern European Jewish communities of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is a Yiddish-derived patronymic name, meaning "son of Abram" or "son of Abraham." The root of the name, "Abram" or "Abraham," can be traced back to the Hebrew biblical figure of the same name, who is considered the patriarch of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.

The earliest recorded instances of the Abramovitz surname can be found in various Jewish community records and census data from the Russian Empire, particularly in present-day Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania. These records often list individuals with variations of the name, such as Abramovich, Abramowicz, or Abramovits, reflecting the fluidity of surname spellings during that period.

One notable early bearer of the Abramovitz name was Rabbi Yitzchak Abramovitz, a renowned Talmudic scholar who lived in the late 18th century in the town of Novogrudok, now in modern-day Belarus. His teachings and writings on Jewish law and ethics had a significant influence on the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe.

Another prominent figure was Chaim Abramovitz, a prominent merchant and philanthropist who lived in the city of Odessa, Ukraine, in the mid-19th century. He was known for his support of Jewish educational institutions and charitable organizations, contributing greatly to the welfare of the local Jewish community.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many individuals with the Abramovitz surname emigrated from Eastern Europe to various parts of the world, particularly to the United States, Canada, and other Western countries, seeking better economic opportunities and escaping persecution. One such individual was Sarah Abramovitz, a writer and activist born in 1888 in Minsk, Belarus, who later became a prominent figure in the American labor movement and the fight for women's rights.

In the realm of literature, the name Abramovitz is associated with the Russian-American author and playwright Abraham Abramovitz, who was born in 1898 in Odessa, Ukraine, and later immigrated to the United States. His works, which often explored themes of cultural identity and the immigrant experience, earned him critical acclaim and a place in the canon of 20th-century American literature.

Another notable bearer of the Abramovitz name was David Abramovitz, a renowned architect born in 1914 in New York City. He was responsible for designing several iconic buildings, including the iconic Pan Am Building (now known as the MetLife Building) in New York City, which was completed in 1963 and stood as the world's tallest building for a brief period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abramovitz

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

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

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