Abramowicz, Abramovich, Abramowitz, and Abramovitz are variant spellings of a name meaning "son of Abraham" among Slavic language speaking peoples; it is a common surname amongst Ashkenazi Jews,[1][2] for whom it is commonly Hebraized to Ben-Avraham (בן-אברהם) upon immigration to Israel. It was also one of the many surnames of which were historically given by the returning Crusaders to their children, in recognition of their father's visit to the Middle East.

The surname Abramovich is not related to the Christian surname Abramović.

Some people with these names include:

Abramowicz (Polish)

  • Lisa Abramowicz, American television and radio host
  • Michel Abramowicz (1950-), French cinematographer
  • Danny Abramowicz (1945-), American football player
  • Halina Abramowicz, Professor of Physics, Tel Aviv University and Max Planck Institute
  • Kazimierz Abramowicz (1889–1936), Polish mathematician
  • Manuel Abramowicz (born 1967), Belgian reporter
  • Michał Abramowicz (1884–1965), Russian and Soviet geologist
  • Hirsz Abramowicz (1881–1960), prominent Yiddish historian and writer[3]
  • Yehuda Meir Abramowicz, (1914–2007), Israeli rabbi and politician
  • Andrzej Abramowicz (died 1763) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman.
  • Tomasz Abramowicz (born 15 February 1979 in Ełk) is a Polish professional football player
  • Witold Abramowicz, a Polish scientist

Abramovich (Russian: Абрамо́вич: surname — Абра́мович: patronymic)

Abramovitch
Abramovitz
Abramowitz

References

  1. ↑ Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva Auguste Horowitz (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. Hoboken, N.J: KTAV Publishing House. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-88125-297-2. OCLC 25093664.
  2. ↑ A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research: Resources Alphabetically by Type and Location, McFarland, 13 May 2004
  3. ↑ Encyclopaedia Judaica, Volume 1, edited by Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (Granite Hill Publishers, 2007), page 324
  4. ↑ Hoffman, David E. (2011). The oligarchs: wealth and power in the new Russia. PublicAffairs. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-61039-070-5., A Google preview
  5. ↑ "Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky found dead in his bath". Daily Telegraph. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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