Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originated around the XVI century. Variations of the former calendar name Avraam. The surname was common among all social estates and covered the whole territory of the Russian Empire. Sometimes it derived from patronymic. It was also adapted by Jews following the Partitions of Poland and usually meant "the son of Abram". As it is not allowed to share the same name as a living father, a son whose father was named Abraham would be called Abram as a stand-in for Abraham.
People with the surname Abramov:
Alexander Abramov (born 1959), Russian businessmanAlexander Konstantinovich Abramov (1836–1886), Russian GeneralAlexey Abramov (born 1988), Russian footballerFyodor Abramov (1920–1983), Russian novelist and literary criticGeorgi Abramov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov EnsembleIvan A. Abramov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov EnsembleNikolay Abramov (1950–2005), Soviet footballerNikolay Abramov (1961–2016), Russian ethnic Vepsian writer, translator, journalist and poetNikolay Abramov (1984–2011), Russian footballerPavel Abramov (born 1979), Russian volleyball playerSergey Abramov (born 1972), Russian politicianValeriy Abramov (born 1956), Soviet long-distance runnerPeople with the surname Abramova:
Nina Abramova (born 1949), Russian rowerYekaterina Abramova (born 1982), Russian speed skaterPeople with the surname Abramoff:
Jack Abramoff (born 1958), American political lobbyist, served prison time for fraudOther:
Abramov Garden - a hill, in Jerusalem, Israel