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Where did the Scottish MacAdams family come from? What is the Scottish MacAdams family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacAdams family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacAdams family history?
In ancient Scotland, the ancestors of the first people to use the name MacAdams were part of a tribe known as the Strathclyde Britons. The name is derived from the given name Adam, which is itself derived from the Latin name Adamus which means earth.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
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Spelling variations of this family name include: MacAdam, MacAdams, McAdam, McAdams, MacCaw and others.First found in Annandale, where they held a family seat at Kynemund and at Waterhead in the Stewartry of Kirkudbright.
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Some of the MacAdams family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 248 words(18 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; many in the New world dropped the Mac or Mc from their name. John Adam landed in America in 1685.
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- Roberta MacAdams (1880-1959), Canadian politician from Alberta
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