Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Origin of the Abramov Surname
Russian Dynasties. International Institute of Genealogical Research (in Russian) Variations of the former calendar name Avraam. The surname was common among all social estates and covered the whole territory of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...

. Sometimes it derived from patronymic. It was also adopted by Jews following the Partitions of Poland and usually meant "the son of

Abram Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...

". As it is not allowed to share the same name as a living father, a son whose father was named Abraham would be called Abram as a stand-in for Abraham. People with the surname Abramov: *

Alexander Abramov Alexander Grigoryevich Abramov (russian: Александр Григорьевич Абрамов, born 1959) is a Russian businessperson, who until March 2022 was the Chairman of the Board of directors of Evraz, one of Russia's largest steel p ...

(born 1959), Russian businessman *

Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov () (1836–1886) was a Russian major general. He was serving under general Mikhail Chernyayev during the time of Russia's conquest of Central Asia, Abramov is perhaps best known for leading the siege against the ...

(1836–1886), Russian general *

Aleksey Abramov Aleksey Gennadyevich Abramov (russian: Алексей Геннадьевич Абрамов; born 15 January 1988) is a former Russian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of f ...

(born 1988), Russian footballer *

Fyodor Abramov Fyodor Aleksandrovich Abramov (russian: Фёдор Алекса́ндрович Абра́мов) (29 February 192014 May 1983) was a Russian novelist and literary critic. His work focused on the difficult lives of the Russian peasant class. H ...

(1920–1983), Russian novelist and literary critic *

Georgi Abramov This is an alphabetical list of the basso profondo, bass, bass-baritone and tenor soloists who have performed with the Alexandrov Ensemble (under its various titles) since its establishment in 1928. It is difficult to differentiate between regula ...

, Russian soloist with the

Alexandrov Ensemble The Alexandrov Ensemble ( rus, Ансамбль Александрова, r=Ansambl' Aleksandrova; commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces. Founded during the Soviet era, the en ...

* Ivan A. Abramov, Russian soloist with the

* Nikolay Abramov (1950–2005), Soviet footballer * Nikolay Abramov (1961–2016), Russian ethnic

Vepsian Veps, or Vepsians ( Veps: ''vepsläižed''), are a Finnic people who speak the Veps language, which belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. According to the 2002 census, there were 8,240 Veps in Russia. Of the 281 Veps in Ukra ...

writer, translator, journalist and poet * Nikolay Abramov (1984–2011), Russian footballer *

Pavel Abramov Pavel Sergeyevich Abramov (born 23 April 1979) is a former Russian volleyball player, a former member of Russia men's national volleyball team, a bronze medalist of the 2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ο� ...

(born 1979), Russian volleyball player *

Sergey Abramov Sergey or Sergei Abramov may refer to: * Sergei Abramov (futsal player) (born 1990), Russian futsal player * Sergei Abramov (ice hockey, born 1956), Russian ice hockey player and coach * Sergei Abramov (ice hockey, born 1959), Russian ice hocke ...

(born 1972), Russian politician *

Valeriy Abramov Valeriy Aleksandrovich Abramov (22 August 1956, Yertsevo, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia – 14 September 2016, Moscow, Russia) was a long-distance runner from the Soviet Union. Honoured master of sports of USSR. He trained under the direction of Leon ...

(1956–2016), Soviet long-distance runner People with the surname Abramova: *

Nina Abramova Nina Valentinova Abramova (later Zvereva, russian: Нина Валентиновна Абрамова (Зверева), born 2 February 1949) is a retired Russian rower who won six European titles and two silver medals at the world championships ...

(born 1949), Russian rower *

Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Konstantinovna Abramova (russian: Екатери́на Константи́новна Абра́мова; born 14 April 1982) is a Russian speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors r ...

(born 1982), Russian speed skater People with the surname Abramoff: *

Jack Abramoff Jack Allan Abramoff (; born February 28, 1959) is an American lobbyist, businessman, film producer, writer, and convicted felon. He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation led by Earl Devaney that resulted in his conviction ...

(born 1958), American political lobbyist, served prison time for fraud * Michael Abramoff (born 1963), American ophthalmologist Other: * Abramov Garden – a hill, in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

* Abramov, Volgograd Oblast

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