The Abelow Family Genealogy

Abelow, Abeloff, Abelov

Most Abelows may be closely related. They are reportedly a very small clan originating in Eastern Europe, perhaps originating from Spain.

During the Spanish Inquisition in 1492, the original Abelow's left Spain and spread throughout Europe, settling in Russia, Lithuania and Poland. At the turn of the 20th Century, Abelow families began to migrate to the United States and now live from Los Angeles to New York CIty.

The Abelow surname could have derived from "Abel." Abel is a biblical forename which may derive from the Hebrew Hebel, itself derived from hevel (breath or vapour), or from the Assyrian for son. In reference to the biblical story, the name Abel often occurs with that of his brother, as Cain and Abel. Abel is the second son of Adam.

Abelow's may be related to Abelov, Abeloff, Abello, Abelof. When families settled into the United States, transcribing their Hebrew name Aleph, Bayt, Lamed (Vav or Pe), the English speaking immigration clerks spelled it as it sounded to them. This raises speculation if the famous Qabalist and Spanish Rabbi Abraham Abulafia is related.

Stan Lipson, an avid Abelow researcher, believes that it is quite possible that Abelov (-ow), (-ove), (-off) - intotal about a dozen variants - derive from the Sephardic "Abulofia," which goes back to Toledo in the 1300's. Both names stress the same syllable. He has less faith that Abalo (and variants) derive from Abulofia, as it is accented differently. He found no other evidence of Sephardic traditions (other than linguistic), but the name "Abelov" was certainly in use in Lithuania between 1770 and 1790.

Some Abelows are buried at Mount Hebron Cemetary in Flushing, New York and Meretz Cemetary in Woburn, Mass. Some Abelow's came to the United States through the Meretz (Merkine), Lithuania.

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The Abelow Name in History

(Paperback)
by Ancestry.com (Author)

The Abelow Name in History is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the Abelow name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the Our Name in History collection.

Each book in the collection is printed on demand and is compiled from hundreds of millions of records from the world's largest online resource of family history, Ancestry.com. This particular book follows the Abelow family name through history and makes the perfect gift for your family members and anyone interested in the Abelow name. In the book you'll find out about where people with the Abelow last name originated. You may discover the countries and ports they left behind, the ships they sailed and more. You'll get a better idea of where people sharing the Abelow name settled and where they may reside today in the United States, Canada, England and other countries. You'll get all this information and much more in your Abelow family name book. If your last name is not Abelow, then check out our collection of nearly 300,000 family name books to find other available names in the series.
Product Details
• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Ancestry.com (June 19, 2007)
• Language: English

by Samuel Philip Abelow (Author)

Publisher: Scheba publishing company (1937)

FORMERLY A BOOK OF THE TEMPLE BETH ZION LIBRARY, New York CIty-1937 FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER.