# Adamson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/adamson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,515 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,205 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,695 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (16,080 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Adam + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Adamson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Adamson in the United States, the United Kingdom, Cisleithania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Adamson

- Joy Adamson, Austrian-British naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980)
- James C. Adamson, American astronaut
- Robert Adamson, American actor (born 1985)
- Peter Adamson, American philosopher and historian (born 1972)
- Robert Stephen Adamson, British botanist (1885-1965)
- Victor Adamson, American director, actor and writer (1890-1972)
- Al Adamson, American filmmaker and actor (1929–1995)
- Harold Adamson, American lyricist (1906–1980)
- Christopher Adamson, British actor
- Terry Adamson, British association football player (born 1948)
- Harry Adamson, association football player (1912-1989)

## Similar surnames

Adams, Adames, Adamski, Adamek, Addams, Addington, Atencio, Adamczyk, Atienza, Attanasio.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.