Adam Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Adam Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Adam

The origin of the name Adam was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Variants of Adam include Adames, Adams and Adamson. This is a baptismal name meaning 'the son of Adam', a very old personal name taken originally from the Bible. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout the above islands. Examples of such are a John fil Adam who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls ' in the year 1273 and a Johannes Adamson, who was recorded in the 'Poll Tax', of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the year 1379. In Ireland a branch of the Barrys of Rathcormac adopted this surname from the Christian name of their ancestor. It was found in the Carew papers as Barry alias MacAdam. In Scotland Adam son of Adam was a witness to the charter by William Bruce to Adam of Carlyle of the lands of Kynemund, 1194-1214.