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    The surname Adamson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 16,515 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A352

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adamson is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    From Adam + -son.

    Adamson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,515 people named Adamson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,695 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,080.

    #2,205
    rank among US surnames
    16,515
    people in 2010
    5.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,065)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,196Balderas16,57618,626
    #2,197Giordano16,56918,634
    #2,198Pappas16,55918,645
    #2,199Henning16,55718,647
    #2,200Schilling16,54618,660
    #2,202Duff16,53618,671
    #2,203Carrera16,53318,675

    Who is named Adamson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Adamson identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Adamsons

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joy Adamson
      Austrian-British naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980)
    • James C. Adamson
      American astronaut, born 1946
    • 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, 1956–2025
    • Terry Adamson
      British association football player (born 1948)
    • Harry Adamson
      Association football player (1912-1989)

    Notable Adamsons come mostly from the United States (7), the United Kingdom (2) and Cisleithania (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Adamson

    Adamson has the Soundex code A352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A352.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Adamson come from?
    From Adam + -son.
    How common is the surname Adamson?
    16,515 people in the United States had the surname Adamson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,695 Americans. It ranked 2,205th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Adamson?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Adamson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Adamson?
    Joy Adamson, Austrian-British naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980), followed by James C. Adamson.
    Where is the surname Adamson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Adamson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Cisleithania and 1 other country.
    What type of surname is Adamson?
    Adamson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Adamson getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,515 in 2010, up 2.7%.