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Adams (surname)

Adams is a common surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from the given name Adam.[1][2] Related surnames include Addams and McAdam/MacAdam.

Adams
Origin
Meaning"Son of Adam"
Region of originEngland, Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Addams, MacAdam (in Scotland)

People with the surname

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Literature and journalism

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  • Bristow Adams (1875–1957), American journalist, forester, professor, illustrator
  • Brooks Adams (1848–1927), American historian and a critic of capitalism
  • Carol J. Adams (born 1951), American writer, feminist, and animal rights advocate
  • Cecil Adams, pseudonym of author(s) of a syndicated question-and-answer column, The Straight Dope
  • Douglas Adams (1952–2001), British comic radio dramatist and writer, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
  • Eddie Adams (1933–2004), American photojournalist
  • Francis Adams (writer) (1862–1893), Australian essayist, poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist
  • Franklin P. Adams (1881–1960), American columnist (under the pen name F.P.A.), writer, and wit
  • Hannah Adams (1755–1831), American historian and theologian
  • Harriet Adams (1892–1982), American novelist and publisher
  • Henry Adams (1838–1918), American historian, journalist, and novelist
  • Kay Adams (sportscaster) (born 1986), American sportscaster and television personality
  • Lois Bryan Adams (1817–1870), American writer, journalist, newspaper editor
  • Mary Hall Adams (1816–1860), American editor, letter writer
  • Mary Mathews Adams (1840–1902), American writer, philanthropist
  • Phillip Adams (born 1939), Australian broadcaster, columnist
  • Poppy Adams, British television director/producer and novelist
  • R. J. Q. Adams (born 1943), American historian and professor
  • Richard Adams (1920–2016), British novelist, author of Watership Down and The Plague Dogs
  • Roy Adams (born 1940), Canadian author, newspaper columnist, human rights activist, and academic
  • Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958), American journalist and short story writer
  • Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805–1848), English poet, hymn writer

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Dance

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Drama and television

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Models

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Military

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Science, medicine, and engineering

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
  2. ^ "Adams Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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