How Many People Have the Last Name Adams?
people had the surname Adams in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 689 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+14,779 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Adams (74%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 19.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Adams ranks #26. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 76.2% to 74%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Adams grew from 413,086 people in 2000 to 427,865 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #39 to #42. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 153.13 to 145.05 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 413,086 | 427,865 |
| Rank | #39 | #42 |
| Per 100,000 people | 153.13 | 145.05 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Adams
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Adams: A352
👤 Adams as a First Name
Adams is a first name too: about 1,052 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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