The Adam surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,574 people carried this name — #2,654 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,700 people counted. That is up 11% from 12,209 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 12,470 people named Adam.
415 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 101 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 4,587 people named Adam live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,430 people named Adam live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
1,157 people named Adam have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,770 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 905 people named Adam live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
2,282 people named Adam are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Adam,
with a public archive behind them.
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Youssouf Adam d. 2019 · basketball player
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Hans Adam d. 1568 · publisher
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Bakalář Adam d. 1559 · translator
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John Adam d. 1440 · politician
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Sebastian Adam d. 1546 · painter
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Boris Adam d. 1991 · chimney sweep
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Adam.
- Ackermann 2,499 · U.S. census
- Acosta 103,418 · U.S. census
- Acquaviva 837 · U.S. census
- Acquistapace 237 · U.S. census
- Actis 189 · U.S. census
- Ada 526 · U.S. census
- Adamczak 553 · U.S. census
- Adamczyk 2,828 · U.S. census
- Adamek 1,307 · U.S. census
- Adami 796 · U.S. census
- Adamiak 346 · U.S. census
- Adamkiewicz 253 · U.S. census
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