How common is the surname Abrams?

25,534 people in the United States had the surname Abrams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,092 Americans. It ranked 1,387th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abrams?

J. J. Abrams, American filmmaker (born 1966), followed by Gracie Abrams.

Where is the surname Abrams most common?

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

How do you pronounce Abrams?

Abrams is /ˈeɪ.bɹəmz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Abrams getting more or less common?

More common. 24,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,534 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Abrams

A patronymic surname, carried by 25,534 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈeɪ.bɹəmz/ 2 syllables Soundex A165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abrams is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

From Abraham.

Abrams is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,534 people named Abrams in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,092 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,961.

#1,387

rank among US surnames

25,534

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,295)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,378	Gore	25,648	12,038
#1,379	Shafer	25,641	12,041
#1,380	Weston	25,637	12,043
#1,381	Xu	25,622	12,050
#1,382	Plummer	25,596	12,062
#1,383	Michel	25,578	12,071
#1,384	Paz	25,574	12,073

Who is named Abrams

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

72% of people named Abrams identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abramss

20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1978
LeRoy Abrams
American botanist (1874-1956)
Abiola Abrams
Author, filmmaker, television personality, born 1976
Casey Abrams
American musician and singer, born 1991
Jamar Abrams
American basketball player (born 1989)
Albert Abrams
American doctor, 1863–1924

Notable Abramss come mostly from the United States (18) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abrams

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

Questions

Where does the surname Abrams come from?: From Abraham.
How common is the surname Abrams?: 25,534 people in the United States had the surname Abrams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,092 Americans. It ranked 1,387th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abrams?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Abrams identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Abrams?: J. J. Abrams, American filmmaker (born 1966), followed by Gracie Abrams.
Where is the surname Abrams most common?: Wikidata records people named Abrams in the United States and Canada.
How do you pronounce Abrams?: Abrams is /ˈeɪ.bɹəmz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Abrams?: Abrams is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Abrams getting more or less common?: More common. 24,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,534 in 2010, up 2.3%.