Names / Adam
Is Adam a first name or a last name?
Adam is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a given name in Poland, the United States, the United Kingdom and Hungary.
How to address someone called Adam
- Poland. Adam is a given name. Hi Adam on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Adam.
- United States. Adam is a given name. Hi Adam on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Adam.
- United Kingdom. Adam is a given name. Hi Adam on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Adam.
- Hungary. Adam is part of the given name, which comes after the family name. Use it only on first-name terms; formally, the title goes with the family name.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Adam by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Adam as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (7,104 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3 | 1,878 | 0% |
| United States | 24 | 1,252 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 71 | 704 | 9% |
| Hungary | 59 | 411 | 13% |
| Germany | 130 | 303 | 30% |
| Canada | 28 | 286 | 9% |
| France | 184 | 95 | 66% |
| Australia | 5 | 227 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 205 | 0% |
| Czechia | 9 | 183 | 5% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Adam in the United States
- As a surname: about 13,574 people in the 2010 census, rank 2,654 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 535,096 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.
Adam as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Adam as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.