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

Adamo, 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 Adamo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamo in America

Adamo is the 8971st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamo surname appeared 3,647 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Adamo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamo 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 Adamo

The surname Adamo originated in Italy, tracing its roots back to the 13th century. It is derived from the medieval personal name "Adamo," which itself stems from the Latin name "Adamus," meaning "Son of Adam." The name Adam, in turn, is derived from the Hebrew word "adamah," meaning "earth" or "ground."

Adamo is believed to have first emerged as a surname in the region of Sicily, where it was likely adopted by descendants of a man named Adamo. The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in Sicilian records from the 13th and 14th centuries, with spellings such as "Adamus" and "Adamus."

One of the earliest documented bearers of the Adamo surname was Giovanni Adamo, a merchant from Palermo, Sicily, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Antonio Adamo, a Sicilian philosopher and author who lived from 1530 to 1598.

The Adamo surname later spread beyond Sicily to other parts of Italy, including the regions of Calabria, Campania, and Lazio. In the 16th century, a branch of the Adamo family settled in the town of Montefiascone, in the province of Viterbo, Lazio. This town was once home to a renowned winemaker named Giovanni Adamo, who lived in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Adamo surname gained prominence in the Kingdom of Naples, where a family of nobles bearing the name held significant influence. One notable member was Domenico Adamo, a Neapolitan nobleman and statesman who lived from 1720 to 1798.

Another historically significant individual with the Adamo surname was Vincenzo Adamo, an Italian painter and engraver who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born in Naples in 1770, Adamo was renowned for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting views of the Italian countryside.

As the Adamo surname spread throughout Italy over the centuries, it also found its way to other parts of the world through emigration. Today, the name can be found in various countries with significant Italian diaspora populations, such as the United States, Argentina, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamo

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

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

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