McAdams Family

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About the McAdams surname

The surname McAdams is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McAdams belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-séa-dams/ɛmseadams/

Most frequent given names among the McAdams family

Men

  1. 1William34
  2. 2John31
  3. 3Thomas23
  4. 4James15
  5. 5Bernard9

Women

  1. 1Mary41
  2. 2Susan26
  3. 3Margaret15
  4. 4Jane14
  5. 5Élizabeth12
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The McAdams name in our genealogy archives

661occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
25 111881 → 1901people enumerated
1814First mention of the name
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