Addams

Addams is a patronymic surname of English origin from the given name Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Calpernia Addams (born 1971), American transgender author, actress, and activist
  • Christian Hejnal Addams (born 1969), American producer and musician
  • Charles Addams (1912–1988), American cartoonist, author of "The Addams Family"
  • Dawn Addams (1930–1985), English actress
  • Jane Addams (1860–1935), American founder of the Settlement House movement
  • Jessicka Addams (born 1975), Italian-American artist, musician, and activist
  • Olivia Addams (born 1996), Romanian singer
  • William Addams (1777–1858), American politician, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania

Fictional characters:

  • “The Addams Family”, American print cartoon by Charles Addams; and television series, films, and video games based on the cartoon
    • Morticia Addams, the family's reserved matriarch
    • Gomez Addams, patriarch of the family
    • Pugsley Addams, son of Gomez and Morticia, brother to Wednesday
    • Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, sister to Pugsley
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Surnames associated with the given name Adam
Celtic
  • McAdam
  • McAdams
Germanic
  • Adametz (from Slavic)
  • Adomeit (from Baltic)
  • Adams
  • Adamson
  • Adamsson
  • Adamsen
  • Addams
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