The surname Abram
A Hebrew patronymic surname, carried by 5,514 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ 2 syllables Soundex A165 Also a first name
Origin
Hebrew origin
From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”). Doublet of Abramo and Avram. As an American placename, particularly named for local resident Abram Dillard, a Texas ranger.
Abram is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,514 people named Abram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,993 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,136.
Who is named Abram
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
46% of people named Abram identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Black (not Hispanic) 46%
- White (not Hispanic) 46%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous Abrams
3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nerilie AbramAustralian scientist, climate activist and professor, born 1977
- Morris Berthold AbramAmerican civil rights lawyer (1918–2000)
- Felicity AbramAustralian triathlete, born 1986
Notable Abrams come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Abram
Abram has the Soundex code A165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A165.
Other Hebrew surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Abram come from?
- From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”). Doublet of Abramo and Avram. As an American placename, particularly named for local resident Abram Dillard, a Texas ranger.
- How common is the surname Abram?
- 5,514 people in the United States had the surname Abram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,993 Americans. It ranked 6,201st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Abram?
- In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Abram identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Abram?
- Nerilie Abram, Australian scientist, climate activist and professor, followed by Morris Berthold Abram.
- Where is the surname Abram most common?
- Wikidata records people named Abram in Australia and the United States.
- How do you pronounce Abram?
- Abram is /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Abram?
- Abram is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Abram getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,514 in 2010, up 7.4%.
- Is Abram also a first name?
- Yes. Abram is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.