The surname entered into the everyday life of a person rather late, compared to the given name and patronymic. Prior to the introduction by Peter I, nicknames and derivative words from occupation and position were used as a designation of kinship.
National question
Reflection of national identity often found expression in nicknames.
Trying to hastily determine nationality by just one last name, you can get into a mess. After all, it may turn out that the original Russian generic nicknames like the Ivanovs and Semyonovs belong to other nations. Each case must be considered individually.
For example, the surname is Abramov. The origin of this generic name, it would seem, has Jewish roots, along with the Moiseevs, Samsonovs, Davydovs, Samoilovs. Similar biblical names and their derivatives formed a number of surnames, however, according to experts, such nominal forms mainly belong to Russian nationality.
Unraveling where the roots of one kind or another comes from is not as easy as it seems at first glance.
Of course, there are Jewish surnames formed fromRussians. There are a lot of such generic nicknames in the expanses of the former Russian Empire. And the Abramovs, Yakovlevs, Davydovs can have both Jewish and Russian roots. But still, most of them are not Jews, since the ending "-ov" is not typical for this nationality and is used extremely rarely.
Surname Abramov: origin and meaning
The origin of the surname Abramov originates from the time of the old Slavic tradition of giving babies baptismal names according to the holy calendar. Such a proper name became derivative and became firmly established in everyday life. This is a fairly common phenomenon for generic nicknames of Slavic nationalities. Thus, we can safely say that the origin of the surname Abramov in Russia is closely connected with the arrival of the Christian religion in our lands.
A thousand years ago, most of the righteous, listed in the holy calendar, bore the names of the Greek, Roman and Jewish peoples. Since at that time it was customary to baptize children in honor of saints, nominal forms exotic for that time appeared in society, which people used in their own way. Therefore, soon Abrahams became Abrams, Davids - Davyds, Johns - Ivans. According to the new names, nicknames appeared, diminutive forms. Thus, the origin of the surname Abramov, Abrashin, Abrashkin and others leads to a single source - the biblical Abraham.
This character of Holy Scripture is considered the ancestor of the Arabs, Jews and Arameans. His image was synonymous with righteousness and morality.
Surname Abramov: geographical origin
It so happened that the stories of different nations are sometimes intertwined. It is not always possible to establish certain facts in some global events, not to mention individual families.
There is a version that the origin of the surname Abramov can be associated with the ancient type of Slavic surnames, which were formed from the place of residence of the founder of the family. This tradition is widespread not only in our country, but also in the lands of Western Europe. For example, in Poland, noble families were formed from the geographical name of possessions.
It is likely that some of the Abramovs came from villages and villages consonant with the name, such as Abramovo. It is known that there are many similar settlements on the territory of the former Russian Empire.
Censuses of different years claimed that this surname was quite common among different classes: nobles, bourgeois, Cossacks, merchants.
A few facts
Each family has its origin.
It is known that many modern Abramovs are the descendants of peasants, since this generic name was extremely common in the villages.
Most of these people are not related, they are namesakes.
The origin of the surname Abramov among the clergy was very common, as they were often assigned to seminarians, because Abraham was a very revered saint.
Among the Don nobles metrepresentatives with this generic name.
The process of surname formation itself is long, so it is impossible to establish where it first appeared.
Listen to the sound of your generic name. It is this that identifies a person with his ancestors. To feel the commonality of generations, it is enough to listen to the magic of the sound of this sound combination, which determines the place of each in the genealogical tree of mankind.
