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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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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: Adam, Adams, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw and others.First found in Annandale where they held a family seat at Kynemund.
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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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- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
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