The Abraham surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 31,303 people carried this name — #1,120 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,430 people counted. That is up 22% from 25,729 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 8,906 people named Abraham live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,785 people named Abraham.
107 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
884 people named Abraham live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 9 births for the Abraham name in 1890.
Most were registered in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Armagh.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 319 people named Abraham live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
311 people named Abraham have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 491 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
1,574 people named Abraham are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Abraham,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arhens Abraham d. 1993 · activist
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Mary Anne Taylor Abraham d. 1924
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Ellen Westbury Abraham d. 1938
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Mary Jane Abraham d. 1939
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Leopold Abraham d. 1945
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K L Abraham d. 1944
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Abraham.
- Abes 159 · U.S. census
- Abid 1,048 · U.S. census
- Abidi 447 · U.S. census
- Abitbol 227 · U.S. census
- Ablin 147 · U.S. census
- Abon 166 · U.S. census
- Abrahamian 661 · U.S. census
- Abram 5,514 · U.S. census
- Abramowicz 191 · U.S. census
- Abrantes 608 · U.S. census
- Abreu 17,998 · U.S. census
- Abril 2,379 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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