MacAdam: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Spelled MacAdam, the surname still points back to McAdams.

What is the meaning of MacAdam?

In origin, the name means “The son of Adam (red earth)”. According to the 2010 US Census, the MacAdam surname had 647 bearers.

How is MacAdam related to McAdams?

Before spelling was fixed, McAdams was also written MacAdam. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes MacAdams and McAdam.

Does every MacAdam family have a crest?

Arms linked to McAdams and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your MacAdam family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.