Abelson Family Crest and Last Name Background

Families named Abelson carry an English surname with a long history. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “the son of Abel (breath or vanity)”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for an Abelson family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Researching the origin

Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Abelson with 801 bearers, at rank 29,473. For the full story, order the Abelson surname pack.