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Adams

in Rhode Island

There are 742 people with the last name "Adams" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Adams 72
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  1. is 68th most common Nelson
  2. is 69th most common Ramos
  3. is 70th most common Sanchez
  4. is 71st most common Marshall
  5. is 72nd most common Adams
  6. is 73rd most common Reynolds
  7. is 74th most common Rogers
  8. is 75th most common Phillips
  9. is 76th most common Soares

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Adams

James, Robert, David, Richard, John, Christopher, Patricia, William, Charles, Kenneth

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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