About the Adán Surname

An Adán ancestor may well appear as Adam in earlier records. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of Adam”.

Spelling and variants

Adán is listed among the recognised spellings of Adam. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

How common is Adán?

INSEE counts 196 people born in France with the Adán surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1971–1980. Spain's INE counts 6,285 residents with Adán as first surname and 6,250 with it as second.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Adam surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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