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Origin Of The Surname Adams
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Meaning Of The Surname Adams
Descendant of Adam
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Interesting
Facts About
Adams
Adams is a patronymic surname which means it was given to the members of a household to pass down the father’s name. This also often included servants and slaves taking on the surname of their masters, which lead to a rise in English surnames and a fall in foreign surnames until the 19th century in English speaking countries. Adams therefore means Descendant of Adam. Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States of America, who used to ask her advice on government of politics. |
Adams Statistics
Adams is the number 46 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 116,035 share the surname Adams in the UK.
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