Abrahams Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Anyone researching Abrahams should also look under Abrams. The name is generally explained as “Son of Abram”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Abrahams ranked 11,856 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,641 people answering to the name.
• The same family of names includes Abram and Abramson.
• Abrahams is listed among the recognised spellings of Abrams.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Abrahams, so the heraldry linked to Abrams is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Abrahams family name pack.