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

Abramski, 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 Abramski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abramski in America

Abramski is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abramski surname appeared 230 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 Abramski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abramski 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 Abramski

The surname Abramski is of Polish origin and dates back to the 17th century. It is derived from the Hebrew personal name Abraham, which means "father of many" or "father of multitudes". The suffix "-ski" is a common Polish patronymic ending, indicating that the name belonged to the son or descendant of someone named Abraham.

The earliest records of the Abramski name can be found in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, particularly in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia. It was often associated with Jewish communities, as many Polish Jews adopted surnames based on their given names or those of their ancestors.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abramski appears in the 1674 census of the city of Lublin, where a certain Leyzer Abramski is listed as a resident. In the 18th century, the name is mentioned in various documents related to Jewish communities in the towns of Brzeżany and Tarnopol (now in modern-day Ukraine).

Among notable individuals with the Abramski surname, one can mention Shlomo Abramski (1836-1916), a renowned Hasidic rabbi and author from the town of Lyubar, Ukraine. Another prominent figure was Józef Abramski (1868-1938), a Polish-Jewish author, journalist, and Zionist activist who co-founded the Zionist organization Poalei Zion.

In the 19th century, the Abramski name can be found in various records from the Russian Empire, where many Polish Jews had settled. For instance, Hirsh Leib Abramski (1825-1900) was a respected rabbi and Talmudic scholar who served as the Chief Rabbi of Kherson, a city in present-day Ukraine.

Another noteworthy individual was Naum Abramski (1874-1942), a Russian-born journalist and political activist who played a significant role in the early years of the Soviet Union. He served as the editor of the newspaper Pravda and was a member of the Bolshevik Party.

During the 20th century, the Abramski name continued to be associated with Jewish communities in Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe, but many families emigrated to other parts of the world, particularly after the Holocaust and the rise of communist regimes in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abramski

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

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

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