How common is the surname Addams?

470 people in the United States had the surname Addams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 656,905 Americans. It ranked 45,495th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Addams?

Jane Addams, American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and , followed by Charles Addams.

Where is the surname Addams most common?

Wikidata records people named Addams in the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.

Is the surname Addams getting more or less common?

More common. 450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 470 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Addams

A patronymic surname, carried by 470 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Addams is more common than 72% of them.

Origin

From Adam + the patronymic suffix -s. A rare spelling variant of Adams.

Addams 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 470 people named Addams in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 656,905 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 450.

#45,495

rank among US surnames

470

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #44,895)

Who is named Addams

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

79% of people named Addams identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Addamss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane Addams
American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and , 1860–1935
Charles Addams
American cartoonist (1912–1988)
Dawn Addams
British actress (1930–1985)
Ava Addams
American pornographic actress, born 1979
Aubrey Addams
American pornographic actress, born 1987
Jenny Addams
Belgian fencer (1909–1990)

Notable Addamss come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Addams

Addams 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 Addams come from?: From Adam + the patronymic suffix -s. A rare spelling variant of Adams.
How common is the surname Addams?: 470 people in the United States had the surname Addams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 656,905 Americans. It ranked 45,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Addams?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Addams identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Addams?: Jane Addams, American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and , followed by Charles Addams.
Where is the surname Addams most common?: Wikidata records people named Addams in the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.
What type of surname is Addams?: Addams is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Addams getting more or less common?: More common. 450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 470 in 2010, up 4.4%.