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Abraham

in Texas

There are 2,011 people with the last name "Abraham" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Abraham 1,137
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  1. is 1,133rd most common Kendrick
  2. is 1,134th most common Rush
  3. is 1,135th most common Hurtado
  4. is 1,136th most common Pickett
  5. is 1,137th most common Abraham
  6. is 1,138th most common Sotelo
  7. is 1,139th most common Ventura
  8. is 1,140th most common Carbajal
  9. is 1,141st most common Ivy

Most Common First Names for Abraham

Thomas, John, Joseph, George, Mary, Mathew, Michael, James, Jacob

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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