The Abrahamson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,948 people carried this name — #6,817 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,855 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Abrahamson surname

From Abraham + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Abrahamson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Abraham’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: John Abraam, Bedfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Abraham, Abrahams, Abrahamson, Abram and Abrams.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 38 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

124 people named Abrahamson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 124

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).

In print

Abrahamson in American newspapers,
1914–1929.

Newspaper page from The Indian Leader carrying the name Abrahamson
The Indian Leader 1923-10-19
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Abrahamson
Evening Star 1929-11-10
Newspaper page from The Herald-advance carrying the name Abrahamson
The Herald-advance 1914-04-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,783 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Abrahamson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,385 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Abrahamson. The most, 328, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 6.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 786
Victoria 317
New South Wales 133
Queensland 75
South Australia 57
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 5
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Abrahamson.

Who carried it

People named Abrahamson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Werner Abrahamson
    Werner Abrahamson 1744–1812 · poet
  • Joseph Abrahamson
    Joseph Abrahamson 1789–1847 · teacher
  • August Abrahamson
    August Abrahamson 1817–1898 · entrepreneur
  • Frederik Abrahamson
    Frederik Abrahamson 1822–1911 · politician
  • Eufrosyne Abrahamson
    Eufrosyne Abrahamson 1836–1869 · actor
  • B. W. Otto Abrahamson d. 2000 · botanical collector

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Abrahamson,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,091 records

1,091 records of the Abrahamson name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 405
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 253
  • Other U.S. records 433
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Colman Abrahamson

    Born 1933; from Hennepin County, Minnesota. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eskil C. Abrahamson

    Born 1918 in Sweden. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois; draftsman. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Feile Abrahamson

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1883 aboard the Strassburg from Bremen, aged 56; farmer. From Germany; bound for Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,091 records for Abrahamson in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands358 records

358 records of the Abrahamson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 196
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 162
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Abraham Abrahamson

    Married in 1850 in Amsterdam; butcher. Died 1893 in Utrecht, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Abrahamson

    Born 1878 in Utrecht. Died 1878 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sophia Abrahamson

    Born 1880 in 's-Gravenhage. Married in 1921 in 's-Gravenhage; "juwelierster".

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 358 records for Abrahamson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia48 records

48 records of the Abrahamson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 28
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ole Abrahamson

    Farmer of Archies Crk, Victoria; died 1914.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Abrahamson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1903 aboard the Suevic, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. F. Abrahamson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1892 aboard the India, aged 30.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 48 records for Abrahamson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Abrahamson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 9
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 8
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Douglas Casper Abrahamson

    Buried in 1999 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 67.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Nils Abrahamson

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Nellie C. Abrahamson

    Married 1909 in West Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Abrahamson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany15 records

15 records of the Abrahamson name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Albert Abrahamson

    From Lengerich, Tecklenburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Julius Abrahamson

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 24 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Abrahamson

    From Hamburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Abrahamson in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Abrahamson name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Rodolphe Abrahamson

    Born 1927 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin); died 1995 in Dax (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Josephine Abrahamson

    Born 1912 in Thionville (Moselle); died 1994 in Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Abrahamson in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Abrahamson name in New Zealand Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Olive Shepherd Abrahamson

    Died 1983; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ewald Abrahamson

    Died 1983; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Abrahamson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Abrahamson

    Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Abrahamson

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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