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Abraham

in Rhode Island

There are 41 people with the last name "Abraham" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Abraham 3,432
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  1. is 3,428th most common Venditelli
  2. is 3,429th most common Venditti
  3. is 3,430th most common Victoria
  4. is 3,431st most common Wilks
  5. is 3,432nd most common Abraham
  6. is 3,433rd most common Almy
  7. is 3,434th most common Barbera
  8. is 3,435th most common Barth
  9. is 3,436th most common Beaudet

Most Common First Names for Abraham

Arthur, Janet, Albert, Alice, Angela, Anthony, Arce

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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