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

Adamitis, 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 Adamitis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamitis in America

Adamitis is the 109758th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamitis surname appeared 161 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 Adamitis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamitis 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 Adamitis

The surname Adamitis is of Lithuanian origin, derived from the personal name Adam, which has its roots in the Hebrew word "adamah," meaning "earth" or "ground." The name likely emerged during the Christian era in Lithuania, as it bears a distinctive Lithuanian suffix "-itis," indicating a patronymic form.

While the exact origin of the name Adamitis is uncertain, it is believed to have originated in the late medieval or early modern period, possibly as early as the 15th century, when the practice of adopting hereditary surnames became more widespread in the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adamitis can be found in the 16th-century Lithuanian Chronicles, where a nobleman named Jonas Adamitis is mentioned as a participant in the Battle of Orsha against the Muscovite forces in 1514.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various Lithuanian parish records and land registries. For example, a Mikalojus Adamitis is listed as a landowner in the Vilnius region in the 1620s.

Notable individuals with the surname Adamitis include Antanas Adamitis (1858-1932), a Lithuanian composer and choral conductor who contributed significantly to the development of Lithuanian choral music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Another prominent figure is Juozas Adamitis (1904-1989), a Lithuanian-American artist and sculptor known for his works depicting Lithuanian folk themes and cultural heritage.

In the 20th century, Vytautas Adamitis (1920-2000) was a distinguished Lithuanian physicist and professor who made significant contributions to the field of semiconductor physics.

Historically, the name Adamitis has also been associated with various place names in Lithuania, such as Adamitiskiai, a small village in the Kaunas region, and Adamitiskiu Dvarelis, a former manor estate.

While the surname Adamitis is predominantly found in Lithuania and among Lithuanian diaspora communities, it has also been adopted by individuals of other nationalities, particularly in neighboring regions of Eastern Europe and the Baltic states.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamitis

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

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

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