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The surname Abramo

An Italian surname, carried by 611 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A165

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abramo is more common than 77.5% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Late Latin Abramus, Abraam, &c. from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm) and אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām) directly and via Koine Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m) and Ἀβράμ (Abrám). Doublet of Abram, Abraham, Avram, Avraham, Ibrahim, and Abrahan.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 611 people named Abramo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. That is down 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 662.

#36,585
rank among US surnames
611
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
-7.7%
change since 2000 (was #32,703)

Who is named Abramo

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Abramo identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
  • Two or more races 1.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abramos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Lélia Abramo
    Brazilian actress (1911-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abramo

Abramo has the Soundex code A165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A165.

Other Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Abramo come from?
Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Late Latin Abramus, Abraam, &c. from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm) and אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām) directly and via Koine Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m) and Ἀβράμ (Abrám). Doublet of Abram, Abraham, Avram, Avraham, Ibrahim, and Abrahan.
How common is the surname Abramo?
611 people in the United States had the surname Abramo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. It ranked 36,585th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abramo?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Abramo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Abramo?
Lélia Abramo, Brazilian actress (1911-2004).
Where is the surname Abramo most common?
Wikidata records people named Abramo in Brazil.
Is the surname Abramo getting more or less common?
Less common. 662 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 611 in 2010, down 7.7%.