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

Adames, 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 Adames surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adames in America

Adames is the 7245th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adames surname appeared 4,604 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Adames.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adames 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 Adames

The surname Adames originated from the Spanish and Portuguese regions of the Iberian Peninsula. It is believed to have derived from the given name Adam, which has its roots in the Hebrew word "adamah" meaning "earth" or "ground." The earliest records of this surname can be traced back to the 12th century in various parts of Spain and Portugal.

During the Middle Ages, the name Adames was prevalent among the Jewish communities residing in the Iberian region. It is likely that the surname was adopted by Sephardic Jews who later converted to Christianity during the Inquisition period. The name then spread across Europe and the Americas as a result of migrations and colonization.

One of the earliest documented instances of the surname Adames can be found in the "Libro de Repartimiento de Mallorca," a 13th-century record of land distribution in the Balearic Islands. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Adames who were granted properties on the island of Mallorca.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various municipal records and historical documents across Spain and Portugal. Notable individuals with the surname Adames from this period include Juan Adames, a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Adames family gained prominence in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. One notable figure was Diego Adames, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Puerto Rico in the early 1500s.

In the 18th century, the Adames surname appeared in various records of the Spanish Empire, including military rolls and colonial censuses. Antonio Adames, a Spanish military officer and governor of Florida from 1736 to 1743, is one notable figure from this period.

Another prominent individual with the surname Adames was José Adames, a Cuban politician and revolutionary who played a key role in the struggle for Cuban independence from Spain in the late 19th century.

As the Adames surname spread across the globe, it has been associated with various historical figures and notable individuals. For example, Manuel Adames, a Mexican artist and painter known for his murals and frescoes, lived in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adames

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

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 Adames 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 Adames 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 Adames was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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