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Surname

Adams

Female form: Adamsová

51 Bearers
29426. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A patronymic surname derived from a given name.

Origin: from a given name

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 16 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Adams — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 18
2 Jihomoravský kraj 13
3 Středočeský kraj 5
4 Pardubický kraj 4
5 Moravskoslezský kraj 4
6 Zlínský kraj 3
7 Královéhradecký kraj 2
8 Ústecký kraj 1
9 Plzeňský kraj 1
Total CZ51
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 18
2 Blansko 8
3 Pardubice 4
4 Čáslav 3
5 Brno 3
6 Říčany 2
7 Hradec Králové 2
8 Frýdek-Místek 2
9 Valašské Meziříčí 2
10 Přeštice 1
11 Litvínov 1
12 Hodonín 1
13 Mikulov 1
14 Uherský Brod 1
15 Třinec 1
16 Vítkov 1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011