McAdam Surname

57,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAdam Surname Definition:

(Celtic and Hebrew) Son of Adam: v. Adam.

McAdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1821:113,90912,325
England2,1751:25,6173,504
Scotland1,6191:3,307585
Canada1,5781:23,3503,175
Australia1,5281:17,6672,477
Northern Ireland5621:3,283650
Ireland5491:8,5771,185
South Africa2981:181,80419,921
New Zealand2291:19,7743,481
Wales621:49,9124,670
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Jamaica431:66,7433,387
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Norway121:428,52437,411
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7631:5,806949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,4521:2,578454
England5841:41,7395,269
Wales171:92,2604,121
Isle of Man101:5,427530
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

McAdam (17) may also be a first name.

McAdam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic and Hebrew) Son of Adam: v. Adam.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

McAdam Last Name Facts

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

McAdam occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McAdam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 57,219th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 823,265 people. The last name McAdam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of McAdam are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,182 people, or 1 in 113,909. In The United States McAdam is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States McAdam occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Scotland, where 18 percent are found.

McAdam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McAdam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McAdam surname increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 372 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 28 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 365 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAdam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McAdam surname is chiefly Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McAdam surname are 8.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount McAdam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning 343,363 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.72% more than the national average, earning R 351,048 per year; in United States they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $49,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,066 CAD per year.

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McAdam Reference & Research

McAdams FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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