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Abraham

in Nevada

There are 172 people with the last name "Abraham" in Nevada.

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Ranking in Nevada

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Abraham 1,284
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  1. is 1,280th most common Lockwood
  2. is 1,281st most common Oneil
  3. is 1,282nd most common Tamayo
  4. is 1,283rd most common Zaragoza
  5. is 1,284th most common Abraham
  6. is 1,285th most common Cheng
  7. is 1,286th most common Maddox
  8. is 1,287th most common Mccabe
  9. is 1,288th most common Mercer

Most Common First Names for Abraham

David, Christine, Mary, Robert, Shiju, Albert, Aleyamma, Bernie, Carmelle

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew personal name Avraham, borne by a Biblical patriarch revered by Jews as the founding father of the Jewish people (Genesis 11– 25), and by Muslims as founder of all the Semitic peoples, both Hebrew and Arab (compare Ibrahim). The name is explained in Genesis 17:5 as being derived from Hebrew av hamon goyim ‘father of a multitude of nations’. It was widely used as a personal name among Christians as well as Jews in the Middle Ages in diverse cultures from northern Europe to southern India. It is also found as a given name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. has come to be used as a family name among families from Kerala.

Irish: English name adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan ‘son of the judge’. See Mcbroom.

FOREBEARS A bearer of the surname Abraham, from Poitiers, is recorded in Quebec city in 1671.

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David Abraham, NV (9 searches)
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