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 businessman
Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov (1836–1886), Russian General
Alexey Abramov (born 1988), Russian footballer
Fyodor Abramov (1920–1983), Russian novelist and literary critic
Georgi Abramov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
Ivan A. Abramov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
Nikolay Abramov (1950–2005), Soviet footballer
Nikolay Abramov (1961–2016), Russian ethnic Vepsian writer, translator, journalist and poet
Nikolay Abramov (1984–2011), Russian footballer
Pavel Abramov (born 1979), Russian volleyball player
Sergey Abramov (born 1972), Russian politician
Valeriy Abramov (born 1956), Soviet long-distance runner
People with the surname Abramova:
Nina Abramova (born 1949), Russian rower
Yekaterina Abramova (born 1982), Russian speed skater
People with the surname Abramoff:
Jack Abramoff (born 1958), American political lobbyist, served prison time for fraud
Other:
Abramov Garden - a hill, in Jerusalem, Israel