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.

It is also prevalent among Noble Lipka-Tatar families from regions of Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.

A number of notable people have shared these last names, or a variation thereof.

Contents 1 Abramson 2 Abramovich 3 Abrahamson 4 Abrahamsson 5 Abramov/a 6 Abramoff 7 Abramsky 8 Avrami 9 See also

[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 and current mayor of merged Louisville Metro
• 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

[edit] Abramovich

• Luis Abramovich, Argentine footballer
• 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] Abrahamsson

• Christer Abrahamsson
• Erik Abrahamsson
• Thommy Abrahamsson

[edit] Abramov/a

• Alexander Abramov (born 1959), Russian businessman
• Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov (1836-1886), Russian Major General, known for storming the citidel of Samarkand in 1868
• Dionisiy Abramov, Russian priest
• Fyodor Abramov, Russian writer, academic, and literary critic.
• Natalie Abramov, Russian-American model
• Sergey Abramov, Russian political figure
• Yekaterina Abramova, Russian speed skater

[edit] Abramoff

• Jack Abramoff, U.S. lobbyist and convicted criminal
• 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.

[edit] See also

• Abrams