ADAMS is ranked as the 39th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 470,797.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 147.65 people named ADAMS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ADAMS is
487,839, the rank is 39
and the proportion per 100k Americans named ADAMS is 153.13.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ADAMS is
76.2% White,
1.8% Hispanic origin,
19.2% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.6% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ADAMS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ADAMS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ADAMS
The state with the most people named
ADAMS is
Texas where
42,903 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ADAMS, as
296.96 in every 100,000
Kentuckians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Kentucky is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ADAMS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
16,105
125.03
100.0%
Indiana
12,094
183.33
100.0%
Iowa
3,878
124.81
99.9%
Kansas
4,761
163.94
99.9%
Michigan
14,431
145.62
100.0%
Minnesota
4,721
86.51
100.0%
Missouri
6,368
212.7
99.9%
Nebraska
2,713
144.22
99.9%
North Dakota
579
78.3
99.6%
Ohio
20,789
179.3
100.0%
South Dakota
716
83.95
99.7%
Wisconsin
4,888
84.89
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name ADAMS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,354
183.76
99.9%
Arizona
9,281
137.88
100.0%
California
39,106
100.78
100.0%
Colorado
7,469
139.45
100.0%
Hawaii
1,385
97.55
99.9%
Idaho
3,326
203.5
99.9%
Montana
1,326
129.52
99.9%
Nevada
3,705
130.51
99.9%
New Mexico
2,305
110.51
99.8%
Oregon
6,269
157.89
100.0%
Utah
6,956
236.38
99.9%
Washington
9,898
140.17
100.0%
Wyoming
1,007
172.4
99.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ADAMS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ADAMS as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ADAMS.
The most popular full name is James ADAMS.
1.93% of all the people named ADAMS
have this given name.
There are 7664 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ADAMS