Abrams is a surname related to Abrahams , Abram , Abrahm and Abraham . It developed independently in the Jewish diaspora , England , Germany and the Netherlands .[ 1] The name and its variants have been found in England since the medieval era in the Domesday Book and Hundred Rolls .[ 2] As of 2014[update] , it is most commonly found in the United States .[ 3] Notable people with the surname include:
A. J. Abrams (born 1986), American basketball player
Albert Abrams (1863–1924), American physician
Aliyah Abrams (born 1997), Guyanese athletic sprinter
Aruna Abrams (born 1975), American singer
Austin Abrams (born 1996), American actor
Cal Abrams (1924–1997), American baseball player
Carol Ann Abrams (1942–2012), American television and film producer
Charles Abrams (1901–1970), Polish-American lawyer
CJ Abrams (born 2000), American baseball player
Creighton Williams Abrams (1914–1974), American army officer
Dan Abrams (born 1966), American television talk show host
Delrick Abrams (born 1997), American football player
Elliott Abrams (born 1948), American foreign policy official
Elliot Abrams (meteorologist) (born 1947), American meteorologist
Floyd Abrams (born 1936), American attorney
Geoff Abrams (born 1978), American tennis player
Gerald W. Abrams (born 1939), American television producer
Gracie Abrams (born 1999), American singer-songwriter
Harry N. Abrams , American book publisher
Herbert Abrams (1921–2003), American painter
Herbert L. Abrams (1920–2006), American doctor
J. J. Abrams (born 1966), American filmmaker and composer
James Atkinson Abrams (1844–1914), Canadian politician
John Abrams (field hockey) (born 1934), New Zealand field hockey player
John N. Abrams (1946–2018), American army officer
Kevin Abrams (disambiguation) , multiple people
LeRoy Abrams (1874–1956), American botanist
Link Abrams (born 1973), American-New Zealand basketball player
Mark Abrams (1906–1994), English social scientist
Max Abrams (1907–1995), British drummer
Melville E. Abrams (1912–1966), New York politician
M. H. Abrams (1912–2015), American literary critic
Mike Abrams (psychologist) (1953-), American Psychologist and author
Morris Abrams (1908–1981), American inventor
Richard Abrams (disambiguation) , multiple people
Robert Abrams (born 1938), American politician
Robert B. Abrams (born 1960), American general
Roz Abrams (born 1948), American television journalist
Ruth Abrams (1930–2019), American judge
Sam Abrams (born 1935), American poet
Stacey Abrams (born 1973), American politician
Stephen Abrams (1938–2012), American scholar and activist
Steve Abrams (born 1949), American politician
William Abrams (1785–1844), English businessman
W. J. Abrams (1829–1900), American businessman and politician
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See also
Given name Surname from Abraham Surname from Abram Surname from Avraham Surname from Ibrahim Patronym