The Abraham Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Abraham family.

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The Abraham Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abraham
1841 Census117
1851 Census698
1861 Census1295
1871 Census2061
1881 Census2534
1891 Census3856
1901 Census4386

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abraham Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Abraham 13 51 81 124 144 183 193
Mary Abraham 5 39 88 124 119 182 182
John Abraham 4 54 89 114 140 168 160
Elizabeth Abraham 4 28 69 88 90 122 108
Sarah Abraham 4 20 57 85 87 111 115
George Abraham 5 25 44 60 62 128 113
Thomas Abraham 7 24 40 68 80 100 92
Henry Abraham 4 17 30 34 54 68 84
James Abraham 3 20 31 42 47 60 59
Joseph Abraham 4 12 30 40 46 61 61
Charles Abraham 2 12 22 34 47 67 71
Annie Abraham 0 0 6 21 58 71 93
Jane Abraham 0 13 25 44 38 51 49
Alice Abraham 0 2 11 26 38 67 61
Alfred Abraham 0 7 12 31 36 46 63
Eliza Abraham 1 15 24 36 39 47 32
Emma Abraham 3 17 23 41 29 36 39
Ann Abraham 5 19 32 52 27 29 20
Robert Abraham 4 14 22 28 38 35 37
Samuel Abraham 0 11 15 31 31 37 48

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Abraham family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Abraham

View Name: ABRAHAM.

ABRAHAM

Derivation:
This derives from the Hebrew personal given name 'Abraham',given by the returning crusaders to their children. 'Abraham translates to 'the father of the nation'.

History:
This name was seen as recognition to their fathers visit to the 'holy land',later becoming surnames. The name was borne of the 'Jewish patriarchs',although it is not 'Jewish'.

Linked Surnames:
Abram,Abrahamer,Avraham,Abramsky,Brahms,Abrahamsson.

 


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