Where Does the Adamo Surname Come From?

Search old registers for Adamo and you will soon meet Adams too. Read literally, Adamo points to “Son of Adam”. Records show Adamo as one of the forms Adams took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Adam, Adamson and Adama.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Adamo with 3,647 bearers, at rank 8,971. Between 1891 and 2000, 579 babies born in France were registered as Adamo, with the most births in 1961–1970.

There is no single Adamo family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Adamo family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.