Abramowicz, Abramovich, Abramowitz, and Abramovitz are variant spellings of a name meaning "son of Abraham" among

Slavic language The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Ear ...

speaking peoples; it is a common surname among

Ashkenazi Jews Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium CE. They traditionally speak Yiddish, a language ...

,''A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research: Resources Alphabetically by Type and Location'', McFarland, 13 May 2004 for whom it is commonly Hebraized to ''Ben-Avraham'' (בן-אברהם) upon immigration to Israel. A similar surname of peoples from the former

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is Abramović. Some people with these names include: Abramowicz (Polish) *

Andrzej Abramowicz Andrzej Abramowicz (died 1763) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman. He was Castellan Lithuanian Brest (1757-1763) and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (1761).''Polski Słownik Biograficzny''. T. 1. Polska Akademia Umiejętności The Poli ...

(died 1763), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman. * Danny Abramowicz (born 1945), American football player * Daria Abramowicz (born 1987), Polish sports psychologist * Dawid Abramowicz (born 1991), Polish footballer * Kazimierz Abramowicz (1889–1936), Polish mathematician *

Leo Abramowicz Leon Abramowicz (born 18 March 1889 in Czernowitz; died 15 February 1978 in Vienna) was a Jewish Austrian painter who emigrated from Nazi Austria. Early life Abramowicz was born into a Jewish family in Bukovina in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. ...

(1889–1978), Jewish Austrian painter * Manuel Abramowicz (born 1967), Belgian reporter *

Michel Abramowicz Michel Abramowicz is a French photographer and cinematographer. Career He studied at the Paris Diderot University. Since then he has shot feature films, commercials and video clips. The DVD version of Taken (film), Taken was distributed with a ...

(born 1950), French cinematographer * Sławomir Abramowicz (born 2004), Polish footballer *

Tomasz Abramowicz Tomasz Abramowicz (born 15 February 1979) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward. Club career Abramowicz began his career as a trainee with Stal Mielec. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 6 April 1996 as a substitute in a 2 ...

(born 1979), Polish footballer * Witold Abramowicz, Polish scientist, academic *

Yehuda Meir Abramowicz Yehuda Meir Abramowicz (; born 24 July 1914, died 20 April 2007) was an Israeli rabbi and politician. He served as general secretary of Agudat Yisrael, which he represented in the Knesset from 1972 until 1981, and as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset ...

, (1914–2007), Israeli rabbi and politician Abramovich () * Alexander Abramovich (Alexander "Sasha" Argov; 1914–95), Russian-born Israeli composer * Freddy Nieuchowicz Abramovich (born 1968), Uruguayan radio and television presenter. *

Luis Abramovich Luis Abramovich (born 1962) is an Argentine former footballer. While playing for Boca Juniors he won many titles including the Recopa Sudamericana, Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also kn ...

(born 1962), Argentine footballer *

Mario Abramovich Mario Abramovich (31 October 1926 – 1 December 2014) was an Argentine violinist and composer, considered an important figure linked to the music of tango. He acted from a young violinist with excellent figures of tango integrating prestigious ...

(1926–2014), Argentine musician *

Roman Abramovich Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (born 24 October 1966) is a business oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the primary owner of the private investment com ...

(born 1966), Russian billionaire businessman, former owner of Chelsea FC *

Vsevolod Abramovich Vsevolod Mikhaylovich Abramovich (; August 11, 1890 – April 24, 1913) was a pioneering aviator. Biography Abramovich was born on August 11, 1890, in Odessa, son of poet Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich, Mikhail Abramovich and grandson of the Yid ...

(1890–1913), Russian aviator *

Yuri Abramovich Yuri Garrievich Abramovich (; 5 September 1935 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR – 28 February 2017 in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, Russia) was a test pilot of the Moscow Aviation Industrial Association (MAIA). Abramovich graduated from Moscow Aviation I ...

(1935–2017), Soviet aircraft pilot and 'Hero of Russia' ;Abramovitch *

Raphael Abramovitch Raphael Abramovitch Rein (Рафаил Абрамович Рейн; 21 July 1880 – 11 April 1963), best known as Raphael Abramovitch, was a Russian socialist, a member of the General Jewish Labour Union, General Jewish Workers' Union in Lithuani ...

(1880–1963), Russian socialist ;Abramovitz *

Max Abramovitz Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908 – September 12, 2004) was an American architect. He was best known for his work with the New York City firm Harrison & Abramovitz. Life Abramovitz was the son of Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. He graduat ...

(1908–2004), American architect *

Moses Abramovitz Moses Abramovitz (January 1, 1912 – December 1, 2000) was a 20th-century American economist and professor. During his career, he made many contributions to the study of macroeconomic fluctuations and economic growth over time. Biography Born ...

(1912–2000), American economist and professor *

Orit Abramovitz Orit Abramovitz () also spelt Abramovich, is an Israeli high jumper. She won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1973 Asian Athletics Championships with a leap of 1,68 meters. She won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1974 Asian Games with ...

, Israeli Olympic athlete * S. Y. Abramovitz aka

Mendele Mocher Sforim Mendele Mocher Sforim (, ; lit. "Mendele the book peddler"; January 2, 1836, Kapyl – December 8, 1917 .S. Odessa), born Sholem Yankev Abramovich (, ) or S. J. Abramowitch, was a Jewish author and one of the founders of modern Yiddish and Heb ...

(1836–1917), Jewish author from Belarus ;Abramowitz *

Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz (, , 1902 – 18 October 1995) was known as the ''Ribnitzer Rebbe'' (), and considered a great Hasidic ''tzadik'' from Rybnitsa (present-day Transnistria, Moldova). Others, including singer Mordechai Ben David, who was on ...

(1902–1995), American Hasidic rebbe *

Dov Ber Abramowitz Dov Ber Abramowitz (; 1860 – 1926) was an American Orthodox Rabbi and author. Born in Vabalninkas, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire, (today part of Lithuania), he moved with his family to Jerusalem in 1870, at the age of ten. After being ...

(1860–1926), American Rabbi *

Milton Abramowitz Milton Abramowitz (19 February 1915 – 5 July 1958) was an American mathematician at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) who, with Irene Stegun, edited a classic book of mathematical tables called '' Handbook of Mathematical Functions'', wide ...

(1915–1958), American mathematician * Morton I. Abramowitz (1933–2024), American diplomat and U.S. State Department official * Pinchas Abramowitz (1909–1986), Israeli artist * Sid Abramowitz (born 1960), American football player *

Yosef Abramowitz Yosef Abramowitz (; born 1964) is an Israeli-American environmentalist and solar energy pioneer and innovator who has been nominated by 12 African countries for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is president and CEO of Gigawatt Global/Energiya Global Cap ...

(born 1964), Israeli businessman

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