Overview
"Every line of strength in American history is a line colored with Scottish blood." President
Woodrow Wilson. The House of Gordon has a proud heritage and history in Scotland and
throughout the world. Scotland has given the world so much from the very foundations of our
American freedoms to a myriad of inventions. The Gordons have played a large part in the
history and culture of Scotland and America as well as many other countries!
Genealogy -- Adam and related Surnames
Adam, Adams, Adamson Distribution Maps 1850-1990
Adam Surname
Adams Surname
Adamson Surname
Distribution maps are a valuable tool in
understanding the immigration,
migration and population growth
patterns of a surname within the United
States as recorded on the censuses.
Click on the thumbnail to view a larger
version of each distribution map
Adam, Macadam, Adams, Adamson, Addie, Adie, Addison, Aiken, Aitken,
Atkins, Aitchison Atken, Atkin, Atkinson are all variations of the Adam name, as
are Adcocks, Ad(de)kin, Addess, Ad(d)ey, Addis, Addison, Ade, Ades, Adeson,
Adkins, Adnett, Adnitt, Adye, Atcock, Hadcock, Haddy, Hadkins, Ked(d)ie, Keddy,
Kiddie, Kiddy, McAd(d)ie, and McCad(d)ie. Confusing? Yes, but they all derive from
the given name Adam and it's diminutive and lineal forms. The Adam names within
the Gordon Clan seem to derive from Adam de Gordon and his relations. Many of
these family names, such as Addie, are found first in the Berwickshire area and later
in the Aberdeen area as the Gordons moved into that area. There have been many
famous members of the House bearing these names, two of the most notable being
the architect Robert Adam, and John MacAdam who invented the macadam system
of road building (tarmac).
Addison Surname
Atchison Surname
