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Abraham

in Washington DC

There are 66 people with the last name "Abraham" in Washington DC.

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Ranking in Washington DC

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Abraham 829
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  1. is 825th most common Richmond
  2. is 826th most common Suggs
  3. is 827th most common Van
  4. is 828th most common Womack
  5. is 829th most common Abraham
  6. is 830th most common Ayala
  7. is 831st most common Byrne
  8. is 832nd most common Dupree
  9. is 833rd most common Forrest

Most Common First Names for Abraham

Chacko, Dawit, Emmylou, Jauhar, Abeba, Aida, Albertha, Amanuel, Andrew, Anil

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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