# Abrams (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/abrams/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,534 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,387 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,092 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (24,961 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.bɹəmz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Abraham.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Abrams in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Abrams in the United States and Canada.

## People named Abrams

- J. J. Abrams, American filmmaker (born 1966)
- Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Stacey Abrams, American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973)
- Austin Abrams, American actor (born 1996)
- M. H. Abrams, American literary theorist (1912–2015)
- Muhal Richard Abrams, American musician (1930-2017)
- Aaron Abrams, actor
- LeRoy Abrams, American botanist (1874-1956)
- Abiola Abrams, Author, filmmaker, television personality
- Casey Abrams, American musician and singer
- Jamar Abrams, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Albert Abrams, American doctor

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Abraham, Abram, Abramson, Abrahamson, Abrahams, Abramowitz, Abramov, Abramo, Abramovich, Abrahamyan, Abernathy, Abernethy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.