MacAdams Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacAdams Surname Definition:

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Adam (red earth).

MacAdams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:759,87259,214
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

MacAdams (11) may also be a first name.

MacAdams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Adam (red earth).

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

MacAdams Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacAdams is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacAdams? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacAdams is the 489,550th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of MacAdams are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States MacAdams is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New Jersey, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

MacAdams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacAdams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacAdams last name increased 2,385 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacAdams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacAdams last name are 10.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount MacAdams earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.19% more than the national average, earning $54,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $57,398 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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