Abramson
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Abramson, Abramovich, Abramowicz and Abramsky are variations of the same patronymic surnames (i.e., "son of Abram") that allude to the Biblical figure. The names are most prevalent among Jews, the first in the United States, the second from Russia, and the third from Poland. Other widely distributed surnames that are similarly derived include Abrahamson (or -sen), Abramoff, Abramov, Abramowitz (or -vitz), Abramski (or -sky), Abramowski (or -sky), Abramek, Abramian, Abrahamian, Avrami, and Ben-Avram.
A number of notable people have shared these last names, or a variation thereof.
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[edit] Abramson
- Abraham Abramson, Prussian coiner
- Frederick B. Abramson, African-American lawyer and leader of the Washington, D.C. legal community
- Harold Alexander Abramson, American psychiatrist
- Herb Abramson, record company executive and producer
- Jerry E. Abramson, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
- Jill Abramson, managing editor of the The New York Times
- Leonard Abramson, billionaire founder and former CEO of U.S. Healthcare
- Leslie Abramson, defense attorney for the Menendez brothers
- Robert Abramson, founder of Golf, Ski, Home Restoration, and many other magazines
[edit] Abramovich
- Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaire
- Vsevolod Mikhailovich Abramovich, Russian aviator
[edit] Abrahamson
- Shirley Abrahamson, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice
- James Alan Abrahamson Born 19 May 1933. Lt. General, USAF, Director of the NASA Space Shuttle program, and Director of the former Strategic Defense Initiative. Astronaut selectee.
[edit] Abramoff/-ov
- A.K. Abramov (1836-1886), Russian Colonel known for storming the citidel of Samarkand in 1868.
- Fyodor Abramov, Russian writer, academic, and literary critic.
- Jack Abramoff, U.S. lobbyist and convicted criminal
- Sergey Abramov, Russian political figure
- Jacques Abramoff, (1927-1997) Monaco Businessman, Inventor, Bukharan Jews
[edit] Abramsky
- Chimen Abramsky, emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London.
- Jenny Abramsky, Director of BBC Radio and Music.
- Samson Abramsky, computer scientist
- Yehezkel Abramsky, a leading 20th Century rabbi.
[edit] Avrami
- M. Avrami, chemical engineer after whom the "Avrami Equation" is named.
