Find out how popular the last name Adamec is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adamec.

Adamec, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adamec surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamec in America

Adamec is the 39352nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamec surname appeared 559 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Adamec.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamec to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adamec

The surname Adamec has its origins in the Czech Republic, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Czech word "Adam," which is a masculine given name that means "earth" or "man." The suffix "-ec" is a common ending in Czech surnames, indicating a place of origin or occupation.

The earliest recorded instances of the Adamec surname can be found in various historical records from the Czech lands, such as parish registers and tax records. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jan Adamec, a farmer from the village of Lipnice nad Sázavou, whose name appeared in a land registry from 1576.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Adamec name was prevalent in the regions of Bohemia and Moravia, which were part of the Kingdom of Bohemia within the Holy Roman Empire. The name was often associated with small agricultural communities and rural areas.

In the 19th century, the Adamec surname gained prominence with notable individuals bearing the name. One such person was Václav Adamec (1813-1879), a Czech writer and journalist who played a significant role in the Czech National Revival movement. Another notable figure was Alois Adamec (1858-1923), a Czech politician and lawyer who served as the Mayor of Brno from 1897 to 1899.

The Adamec surname continued to be widespread in the Czech lands throughout the 20th century. One of the most prominent figures with this name was Ladislav Adamec (1926-2022), a Czech politician who served as the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1988 to 1989, during the final years of the communist regime.

Other notable individuals with the Adamec surname include:

1. Theodor Adamec (1877-1949), a Czech-American architect known for his Art Deco designs in New York City.
2. Jan Adamec (1898-1979), a Czech painter and illustrator known for his landscape and genre paintings.
3. Rudolf Adamec (1909-1995), a Czech historian and Slavic scholar who specialized in the study of Central Asia and the Middle East.
4. Jiří Adamec (born 1937), a Czech ice hockey player who represented Czechoslovakia in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.
5. Petr Adamec (born 1967), a Czech ice hockey player and coach who won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2000.

While the Adamec surname has its roots in the Czech Republic, it has also been found in other Slavic countries, likely due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamec

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adamec.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adamec was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adamec has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adamec was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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