McAdams Surname
Approximately 16,455 people bear this surname
McAdams Surname Definition:
(Scottish, Irish) The son of Adam (red earth).
McAdams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,936 | 1:22,745 | 2,853 |
| England | 296 | 1:188,237 | 16,748 |
| Northern Ireland | 200 | 1:9,225 | 1,500 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| Scotland | 139 | 1:38,517 | 3,665 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 130 | 1:34,076 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 148 | 1:164,698 | 14,111 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:51,277 | 3,490 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,357 | 1:14,959 | 1,913 |
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).
McAdams Demographics
McAdams Political Affiliation
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacAdams | 93 | 677 | / |
| McCadams | 93 | 88 | / |
| McAdamis | 93 | 57 | / |
| McAdamas | 93 | 5 | / |
| McAddams | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mc-Adams | 93 | 1 | / |
| McAdamss | 93 | 1 | / |
| McAdames | 93 | 0 | / |
| McDams | 92 | 0 | / |
| McAdms | 92 | 0 | / |
| MacKadams | 88 | 3 | / |
| McCadames | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacAddams | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacAdamas | 88 | 1 | / |
| McAdamscy | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCaddams | 88 | 0 | / |
| McDames | 86 | 16 | / |
| Macdams | 86 | 6 | / |
| McAdmas | 86 | 5 | / |
| McAdims | 86 | 1 | / |
| McAdems | 86 | 1 | / |
| McCadms | 86 | 0 | / |
| McDamis | 86 | 0 | / |
| MacK-Adams | 82 | 3 | / |
| Makadams | 80 | 5 | / |
| MacAdems | 80 | 2 | / |
| McAddoms | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacAadms | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCadems | 80 | 0 | / |
| Machadhamas | 78 | 14 | / |
| McKay-Adams | 78 | 1 | / |
| McGee-Adams | 78 | 1 | / |
| McKee-Adams | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mctams | 77 | 1 | / |
| Micademus | 75 | 0 | / |
| MacKay-Adams | 74 | 1 | / |
| McDemus | 71 | 51 | / |
| Mactams | 71 | 9 | / |
| McDemos | 71 | 5 | / |
| McDomus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magdums | 71 | 1 | / |
| McDumes | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDumus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mukdamas | 67 | 48 | / |
| Magadamosoe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Magtamás | 67 | 7 | / |
| Macodums | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McAdams
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