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Adams

in North Carolina

There are 12,060 people with the last name "Adams" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Adams 33
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  1. is 29th most common Carter
  2. is 30th most common Wright
  3. is 31st most common Phillips
  4. is 32nd most common Evans
  5. is 33rd most common Adams
  6. is 34th most common Baker
  7. is 35th most common Mitchell
  8. is 36th most common Scott
  9. is 37th most common Young

Similar Names and Nicknames

Adamson, Adam, Adame, Adamo, Adamski, Adames, Adamczyk, Adamek, Adami, Adamczak

Most Common First Names for Adams

James, John, Robert, David, William, Michael, Charles, Richard, Mary, Thomas

Meaning & History

English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands, and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam. In the U.S. this form has absorbed many patronymics and other derivatives of Adam in languages other than English. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)

FOREBEARS This American family name was borne by two early presidents of the United States, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of the two presidents, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's family name (see Quincy).Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.

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