The Adam Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Adam family.

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The Adam Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Adam
1841 Census60
1851 Census272
1861 Census519
1871 Census875
1881 Census825
1891 Census2205
1901 Census1785

Most Frequent Forenames for the Adam Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Adam 3 14 40 54 51 155 118
Mary Adam 9 23 35 50 51 146 100
John Adam 6 13 30 52 44 107 89
James Adam 2 7 21 33 47 90 60
Elizabeth Adam 4 11 21 36 29 82 52
George Adam 4 7 23 27 22 77 45
Thomas Adam 3 13 16 26 28 55 35
Sarah Adam 0 13 28 26 18 54 35
Charles Adam 1 8 12 20 17 42 43
Henry Adam 2 5 16 20 14 47 23
Robert Adam 0 6 5 21 11 42 31
Jane Adam 3 3 14 18 13 37 32
Alice Adam 1 4 8 12 8 38 28
Annie Adam 0 1 2 10 8 42 32
Frederick Adam 1 5 8 10 8 29 27
Eliza Adam 2 5 5 20 11 25 21
Margaret Adam 0 6 6 16 10 23 29
Ann Adam 1 7 19 14 12 19 13
Emma Adam 1 5 9 15 8 30 17
Emily Adam 0 4 9 13 10 29 15

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Adam family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Adam

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