The adams Surname
adams Name Meaning and History
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands,
and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany): patronymic
from the personal name Adam. In the U.S. this form has absorbed
many patronymics and other derivatives of Adam in languages
other than English. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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