McAdams Surname

32,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,455 people bear this surname

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

McAdams Surname Definition:

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

McAdams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,9361:22,7452,853
England2961:188,23716,748
Northern Ireland2001:9,2251,500
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Scotland1391:38,5173,665
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales171:182,03112,022
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Panama61:652,04310,051
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guyana11:762,22114,420
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1301:34,0763,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Scotland731:51,2773,490
Wales81:196,0527,186
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3571:14,9591,913

McAdams (279) may also be a first name.

McAdams 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

McAdams Last Name Facts

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

McAdams occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAdams? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,367th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 442,877 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of McAdams reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 531,524th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 279 people.

The last name McAdams is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,936 people, or 1 in 22,745. In The United States McAdams is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

McAdams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McAdams has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 475 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAdams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAdams last name are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McAdams earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,450 CAD per year.

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McAdams Reference & Research

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