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

Adamsen, 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 Adamsen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamsen in America

Adamsen is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamsen surname appeared 102 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 Adamsen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamsen 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 Adamsen

The surname Adamsen is of Danish origin, derived from the Old Norse personal name "Áðamr" which was a Norse form of the biblical name "Adam". This surname likely emerged during the late medieval period in Denmark.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Adamsen surname can be found in the Danish Census Book of 1645, where a farmer named Jens Adamsen was listed as residing in the village of Slagelse on the island of Zealand.

The name Adamsen is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Adam". It follows the Danish naming tradition where the suffix "-sen" was added to the father's given name to create a surname for the son. This practice was common in Scandinavian countries during the Middle Ages.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Peder Adamsen (1528-1592) served as a Lutheran bishop in the Diocese of Ribe, Denmark. He played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in Denmark.

Another historical figure with the Adamsen surname was Hans Adamsen (1610-1669), a Danish admiral who fought in the Dano-Swedish War of 1658-1660 and was renowned for his naval victories against the Swedish fleet.

During the 17th century, the Adamsen surname was also found in the records of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), where a merchant named Niels Adamsen was listed as trading in the East Indies in the 1670s.

In the 18th century, a Danish architect named Caspar Frederik Adamsen (1748-1822) gained recognition for designing several notable buildings in Copenhagen, including the Thorvaldsen Museum and the Charlottenborg Palace.

It's worth noting that the spelling of the surname may have varied slightly in different regions and time periods, with alternative forms such as Adamsson or Adamsøn being used.

While the Adamsen surname originated in Denmark, it has since spread to other parts of Scandinavia and beyond, carried by Danish emigrants and their descendants. However, its roots can be traced back to the Old Norse personal name "Áðamr" and the patronymic naming traditions of medieval Denmark.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamsen

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

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

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