Adams
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Adams
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Michael Friedrich Adams (1780-1838).
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Adams (countable and uncountable, plural Adamses)
- A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
- Former name of Corte Madera, California.
- An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A minor city in Mower County, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.
- A village in Gage County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma.
- A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.
- A former community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
- A minor city in Robertson County, Tennessee.
- A city and town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Adams Township.
- A municipality in Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
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- According to the 2010 United States Census, Adams is the 42nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 427,865 individuals. Adams is most common among White (74.0%) and Black/African American (19.9%) individuals.
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Adams
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Adams
- A municipality of Ilocos Norte
- the lone barangay of the municipality