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MacAdam Family Crest
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Origins Available: Borderlands, English, Irish, Scottish

Where did the Borderlands MacAdam family come from? What is the Borderlands MacAdam family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacAdam family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacAdam family history?

The name MacAdam is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It is derived from "Adam," a given name which is itself derived from the Latin name "Adamus," meaning "earth."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Adam, Adams, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw and others.

First found in Annandale where they held a family seat at Kynemund.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacAdam research. Another 210 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1189, 1329, 1460, 1728, 1792, and 1891 are included under the topic Early MacAdam History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 41 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacAdam Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the MacAdam family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 271 words(19 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Adam who wrote an Adam Genealogy which is now part of the American Library of Congress; John Adam landed in America in 1685; John Adam settled in Barbados in 1680.

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  • Dr. David Lewis MacAdam (1910-1998), American color scientist
  • Dr. John Macadam (1827-1865), Scottish-born, Australian chemist, medical teacher and politician, after whom the Macadamia nut is named


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  9. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
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The MacAdam Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacAdam Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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