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, 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.

Abramowicz

Some people with these names include:

Abramowicz

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 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

Abramowicz

Abramovich (: surname — Абра́мович: patronymic) Alexander Abramovich (Alexander "Sasha" Argov; 1914–95), Russian-born Israeli composer Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (1946–2013) Russian business oligarch, government official and mathematician. Daniel Abramovich Chwolson, Russian Jewish Orientalist David Abramovich Dragunsky (1910–1992) Gavril Abramovich Ilizarov (1921–1992), Soviet physician Luis Abramovich (born 1962), Argentine footballer Mario Abramovich (1926–2014), Argentine musician Roman Abramovich (born 1966), Russian billionaire and former owner of Chelsea Football Club Semyon Abramovich Furman (1920–1978), Soviet chessmaster Vsevolod Abramovich (1890–1913), Russian aviator Yuri Abramovich (1935–2017), Soviet/Russian aircraft pilot and Hero of Russia Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin (1919–1984), mathematician Ary Abramovich Sternfeld (1905–1990), aerospace engineer David Abramovich Tyshler (1927–2014), Ukrainian/Soviet Olympic bronze medalist fencer

Abramovitch

Raphael Abramovitch (1880–1963), Russian socialist

Abramovitz

Max Abramovitz (1908–2004), American architect

Moses Abramovitz (1912–2000), American economist and professor

S. Y. Abramovitz aka Mendele Mocher Sforim (1836–1917), Jewish author from Belarus

Abramowitz

Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz (1902–1995), American Hasidic rebbe

Dov Ber Abramowitz (1860–1926), American Rabbi

Pinchas Abramowitz, (1909–1986), Israeli artist

Milton Abramowitz (1915–1958), American mathematician

Sid Abramowitz (1960-), American football player

Morton I. Abramowitz (born 1933), American diplomat

Yosef Abramowitz (born 1964), Israeli businessman

See also

Abramović

Ibrahimović

References

Belarusian-language surnames

Ashkenazi surnames

Polish-language surnames

Slavic-language surnames

Patronymic surnames