Abram Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Abram and Abrams are two spellings with one history. The name is generally explained as “Son of Abram”. Abram drops the “s” of Abrams, a shortening that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Abramson and Abrahams.

The 2010 census count for Abram in the United States was 5,514, good for rank 6,201. 806 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Abram name at birth.

Arms linked to Abrams and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Abram family name pack.