Adam (surname)

For other uses, see Adam (disambiguation).

Adam is a surname.^[1]

The surname Adam is most prevalent in Sudan, and has the most bearer density in Maldives.^[2]

People with the surname

• Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), French composer and music critic
• Aimé Adam (1913–2009), Canadian politician
• Albrecht Adam (1786–1862), German painter
• André Adam (1911–1991), French sociologist
• André Adam (1936–2016), Belgian-French diplomat
• Benno Adam (1812–1892), German painter
• Bidwell Adam (1894–1982), American politician^[3]
• Brian Adam (1948–2013), Member of the Scottish Parliament
• Charles Adam (1780–1853), British naval officer
• Charlie Adam (footballer, born 1962) (1962–2012), Scottish football player
• Charlie Adam (born 1985), Scottish football player
• Corinna Adam (1937–2012), British journalist
• Dietrich Adam (1953–2020), German television actor
• Emil Adam (1843–1924), German painter
• Eugen Adam (1817–1880), German painter
• François Gaspard Adam (1710–1761), French sculptor
• Franz Adam (1815–1886), German painter
• Frederick Adam (1781–1853), Scottish major-general
• Georgina Adam, British art market journalist
• Germanos Adam (1725–1809), Melkite Catholic bishop and Christian theologian
• Graeme Mercer Adam (1839–1912), Canadian author, editor, and publisher
• Grant Adam (born 1991), Scottish football player
• Ebenezer Adam (1919–2011), Ghanaian politician
• Hans Ritter von Adam (1886–1917), German flying ace
• Heinrich Adam (1787–1862), German painter
• Helen Adam (1909–1993), Scottish-American poet
• Ioan Adam (1875–1911), Romanian writer
• Jacob Adam (1748–1811), Austrian copper etcher
• James Adam (architect) (1732–1794), Scottish architect, brother of Robert Adam
• James Adam (classicist) (1860–1907), Scottish Classics scholar
• Jason Adam (born 1991), American baseball player
• Jean Adam (1704–1765), Scottish poet
• Jenő Ádám (1896–1982), Hungarian composer and music educator
• Johann Friedrich Adam (died 1806), Russian botanist, later called Michael Friedrich Adams
• John Adam (actor), Australian actor
• John Adam (architect) (1721–1792), one of the Adam Brothers, Scottish 18th century architects
• John Adam (hoax), the name given by Islamic militants to a U.S. soldier they claimed to have captured
• John Adam (India) (1779–1825), British administrator, acting governor-general of the British East India Company
• John Adam (rugby league footballer), Australian rugby league player and inaugural head of the players union
• Jonathan Adam (born 1984), British racing driver
• Juliette Adam (1836–1936), French writer
• Julius Adam (1852–1913), German painter
• Jumaat Haji Adam (born 1956), botanist
• Karen Adam (fl. 2020s), Scottish politician
• Karl Adam (theologian) (1876–1966), German Catholic theologian
• Karl Adam (rowing coach) (1912–1976), German rowing coach
• Karl Adam (footballer) (1924–1999), German football player
• Ken Adam (1921–2016), British production designer
• Kenneth Adam (1908–1978), English journalist and broadcasting executive
• Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700–1759), French sculptor
• Louis Adam (1758–1848), French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso
• Lucien Adam (1833–1918), French linguist
• Madge Adam (1912–2001), English astronomer
• Maisie Adam (born 1994), English comedian, writer and actress
• Melchior Adam (1575–1622), German historian
• Mihai Adam (1940–2015), Romanian footballer
• Mike Adam (born 1981), Canadian curler
• Nicolas-Sébastien Adam (1705–1778), also called "Adam the Younger", French sculptor
• Omer Adam (born 1993), Israeli singer
• Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman, owner of London nightclubs
• Rebecca Adam, Australian lawyer and business executive
• Robert Adam (1728–1792), Scottish architect, creator of the Adam style
• Roger Adam, French aeronautical engineer
• Shiraz Adam, Canadian actor
• Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet (1885–1982), British Army General
• Ron Adam, Canadian football player
• Ronald Adam (actor) (1896–1979), British actor
• Shaiful Edham Adam (1976–1999), Singaporean convicted murderer
• Shea Adam, American auto racing reporter
• Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French football player
• Theo Adam (1926–2019), German opera singer
• Udi Adam (born 1959), Israeli general
• Ulrich Adam (born 1950), German politician
• Will Adam, Church of England priest
• Wilhelm Adam (1893–1978), German colonel
• William Adam (architect) (1689–1748), Scottish architect, mason, and entrepreneur
• William Adam (MP) (1751–1839), Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) and judge
• William Adam (artist) (1846–1931), English landscape artist who worked in California
• William Adam (malacologist) (1909–1988), Belgian malacologist
• William Adam (trumpeter) (1917–2013), American trumpeter, and academic
• Yekutiel Adam (1927–1982), Israeli general

Scottish Adam family members

• William Adam (1689–1748), Scottish architect and builder, born near Kirkcaldy, Fife
  • John Adam (1721–1792), born near Kirkcaldy, eldest son of William, architect and builder
    • William Adam (1751–1839), only son of John Adam, Member of Parliament and judge
      • Charles Adam (1780–1853), second son of William Adam (1751–1839), British naval officer
        • William Patrick Adam (1823–1881), son of Charles Adam, British Liberal politician, Governor of Madras 1880–1881
      • Frederick Adam (1784–1853), fourth son of William Adam (1751–1839), General in the British Army, Governor of Madras 1832–1837
  • Robert Adam (1728–1792), born near Kirkcaldy, second son of William. Architect, interior designer and furniture designer, originator of the "Adam style"
  • James Adam (1732–1794), born in Edinburgh, third son of William. Architect and furniture designer, business partner of Robert

See also

• Adam (given name)
• Adamyan, an Armenian surname derived from Adam

References

Notes

1. Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
2. "Adam Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
3. "Noted trial lawyer Bidwell Adam dies". Clarion-Ledger. 1982-12-22. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-10-30.