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'''Abramov''' (male) and '''Abramova''' (female) (the form '''Abramoff''' is also used among emigrants) are old Russian [[surname]]s originating around the 16th century.<ref>[http://geno.ru/article/4291/ Origin of the Abramov Surname] [[:ru:Программа «Российские династии»|Russian Dynasties]]. International Institute of Genealogical Research (in Russian)</ref> Variations of the former [[Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar|calendar]] name [[Abram (name)|Avraam]]. The surname was common among all [[Social estates in the Russian Empire|social estates]] and covered the whole territory of the [[Russian Empire]]. Sometimes it derived from patronymic.
It was also adopted by Jews following the [[Partitions of Poland]] and usually meant "the son of [[Abram]]". 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.<ref name="Guggenheimer Guggenheimer 1992">{{cite book
| last              = Guggenheimer
| first             = Heinrich Walter
| authorlink1       = Heinrich Guggenheimer
| last2             = Guggenheimer
| first2            = Eva Auguste Horowitz
| title             = Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary
| publisher         = [[KTAV Publishing House]]
| publication-place = Hoboken, N.J
| year              = 1992
| isbn              = 978-0-88125-297-2
| oclc              = 25093664
| url               = https://books.google.com/books?id=_dQP4nHgyVUC&pg=PA6
| access-date       = 6 April 2019
| page              =
}}</ref>
People with the surname '''Abramov''':
* [[Alexander Abramov]] (born 1959), Russian businessman
* [[Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov]] (1836–1886), Russian general
* [[Aleksey Abramov]] (born 1988), Russian footballer
* [[Ayala Zacks-Abramov]] (1912–2011), Israeli-Canadian art collector
* [[Efrat Abramov]] (born 1980), Israeli TV presenter and journalist
* [[Fyodor Abramov]] (1920–1983), Russian novelist and literary critic
* [[Georgi Abramov]], Russian soloist with the [[Alexandrov Ensemble]]
* [[Ivan Abramov]] (born 1978), Russian politician
* [[Ivan A. Abramov]], Russian soloist with the [[Alexandrov Ensemble]]
* [[Nikolay Abramov (footballer, born 1950)|Nikolay Abramov]] (1950–2005), Soviet footballer
* [[Nikolay Abramov (writer)|Nikolay Abramov]] (1961–2016), Russian ethnic [[Vepsian]] writer, translator, journalist and poet
* [[Nikolay Abramov (footballer, born 1984)|Nikolay Abramov]] (1984–2011), Russian footballer
* [[Pavel Abramov]] (born 1979), Russian volleyball player
* [[Sergei Abramov (mathematician)|Sergei Abramov]] (born 1957), Russian mathematician
* [[Vadim Abramov (television presenter)|Vadim Abramov]] (born 1980), Ukrainian TV presenter
* [[Valeriy Abramov]] (1956–2016), Soviet long-distance runner
* [[Yevda Abramov]] (1948–2019), Azerbaijani politician
* [[Zalman Abramov]] (1908–1997), Israeli politician, member of the Knesset
People with the surname '''Abramova''':
* [[Nina Abramova]] (born 1949), Russian rower
* [[Olga Abramova]] (born 1988), Russian biathlete
* [[Olga Abramova (politician)]] (born 1943), Belarusian politician
* [[Yekaterina Abramova]] (born 1982), Russian speed skater
People with the surname '''Abramoff''':
* [[Jack Abramoff]] (born 1958), American political lobbyist, served prison time for fraud
* [[Michael Abramoff]] (born 1963), American ophthalmologist
Other:
* Abramov Garden – a hill, in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]
* [[Abramov, Volgograd Oblast]]
== References ==
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* {{Cite book|last=Unbegaun|first=B. O.|title=Russian Surnames|year=1972|publisher=Oxford University Press}}
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