Adam (surname)

Adam is a surname.^[1]

In the Russian language, the surname "Ада́м" (Adam) is a variant of Adamov.^[2]

People with the surname include

Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), French composer and music critic
Aimé Adam (1913–2009), Canadian politician
Albrecht Adam (1786–1862), German painter
André Adam (1936–2016), Belgian diplomat
Bidwell Adam (1894–1982), American lawyer and politician
Benno Adam (1812–1892), German painter
Brad Adam, American sports anchor
Brian Adam (1948–2013), Member of the Scottish Parliament
Charles Adam (1780–1853), British naval officer
Charlie Adam (footballer, born 1962), Scottish football player
Charlie Adam (born 1985), Scottish football player
Corinna Adam (1937–2012), British journalist
Emil Adam (1843–1924), German painter
Eugen Adam (1817–1880), German painter
François Gaspard Balthazar Adam (1710–1761), French sculptor
Franz Adam (1815–1886), German painter
Sir Frederick Adam (1781–1853), Scottish major-general
Germanos Adam (1725–1809), Melkite Catholic bishop and Christian theologian
Graeme Mercer Adam (1839–1912), Canadian author, editor, and publisher
Grant Adam, Scottish football player
Heinrich Adam (1787–1862), German painter
Helen Adam (1909–1993), Scottish-American poet
Ioan Adam (1875–1911), Romanian writer
Jacob Adam (1748–1811), German copper etcher
James Adam (architect), Scottish architect, brother of Robert
James Adam (classicist), Scottish Classics scholar
Jean Adam, Scottish poet
Jenö 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), 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
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
Sir Ken Adam (1921–2016), British production designer
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700–1759), French sculptor
Melchior Adam (1575–1622), German historian
Mihai Adam (1940–2015), Romanian footballer
Mike Adam (born 1981), Canadian curler
Omer Adam (born 1993), Israeli singer
Piers Adam, British businessman, owner of London nightclubs
Robert Adam (1728–1792), Scottish architect, creator of the Adam style
Roger Adam, French aeronautical engineer
Sir Ronald Adam (1885–1982), British Army General
Ron Adam, Canadian football player
Ronald Adam (actor) (1896–1979), British actor
Shea Adam, American auto racing reporter
Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French football player
Theo Adam (born 1926), German opera singer
Udi Adam (born 1959), Israeli general
Ulrich Adam (born 1950), German politician
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.

References

Notes

↑ 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. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
↑ Ganzhina, p. 14

Sources

И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9

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[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-1] 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. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[Ganzhina-2] Ganzhina, p. 14