How common is the last name Adams?

413,470 people in the United States have the last name Adams, about 1 in 723. It ranks #43 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ADAMS

#43

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
413,470
About
1 in 723
This common or more
11.3%
Who bears it

Of the 413,470 people with the last name Adams, 71.1% reported their origin as White, 19.5% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Adams

#41 Hill · 419,076#42 Green · 415,664#44 Nelson · 410,801#45 Baker · 401,148

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Adams, most common first.

#6,483 Adames · 5,032#40,928 Addams · 575#75,111 Adamos · 277#79,808 Adamus · 257

Also a first name

As a first name, Adams ranks #12,003 of 53,615, with 1,051 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1983, with 42 births. See Adams as a first name

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