Addams Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Addams Surname Definition:

(Welsh, English) The son of Adam (red earth).

Addams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7051:514,12643,043
England661:844,21344,691
Australia601:449,92835,109
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales111:281,32115,850
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2551:40,0154,705

Addams (40) may also be a first name.

Addams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh, English) The son of Adam (red earth).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Addams Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Addams Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Addams is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Addams? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 377,044th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Addams live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Addams is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name globally, held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 514,126. In The United States Addams is most common in: New York, where 8 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Addams is found in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Addams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Addams has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Addams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Addams last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Addams earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning R 261,600 per year; in United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33% less than the national average, earning $33,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aaddams920/
Adams91922,318/
Aadams83507/
Adamse83297/
Gadams8360/
Addoms8358/
Addems8335/
Adamms8319/
Adamss8318/
Aidams8317/
Hadams8315/
Adamsz8314/
Adamns8313/
Addamz8311/
Adam's837/
Adaams837/
Addans836/
Adhams835/
Adeams834/
Adaims833/
Adasms832/
Adaems832/
Oddams831/
Eadams831/
Adamst831/
Adamsh831/
Adayms831/
Audams830/
D'Adams776/
Adamshe771/
Haddans771/
Hadhams770/
Adans73706/
Odams73357/
Adamz73212/
Adems73125/
Adoms73113/
Edams7323/
Adamx731/
Ādams731/
Adamsova7111/
Adamsová717/
Adanse67878/
Odhams67118/
Eidams6750/
Aidans6727/
Edeams6719/
Addons6712/
Adains678/
Adamje677/
Adeans674/
Aitdamsse674/
Hadans673/
Gadoms672/
Adoems672/
Ahdans671/
Aadans671/
Eadoms671/
Eadans671/
Oddems671/
Adooms671/
Godams671/
Adhans671/
Oedams670/

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Addams Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Addams
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