Addams is a
patronymic
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surname
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of
English origin from the given name
Adam
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. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include:
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Calpernia Addams (born 1971), American transgender author, actress, and activist
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Christian Hejnal Addams (born 1969), American producer and musician
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Charles Addams
Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family, and were subsequently populari ...
(1912–1988), American cartoonist, author of "The Addams Family"
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Dawn Addams
Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971).
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(1930–1985), English actress
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Jane Addams
Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860May 21, 1935) was an American Settlement movement, settlement activist, Social reform, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, philosopher, and author. She was a leader in the history of s ...
(1860–1935), American founder of the Settlement House movement
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Jessicka Addams (born 1975), Italian-American artist, musician, and activist
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Olivia Addams (born 1996), Romanian singer
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William Addams (1777–1858), American politician, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
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The Addams Family
The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' between 193 ...
”, American print cartoon by Charles Addams; and television series, films, and video games based on the cartoon
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Morticia Addams
Morticia Addams (née Frump) is a fictional character from the '' Addams Family'' multimedia franchise created by American Charles Addams in 1933. She plays the role of the family's reserved matriarch. Morticia Addams has been portrayed by se ...
, the family's reserved matriarch
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Gomez Addams
Gomez Addams is the patriarch of the fictional Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams for ''The New Yorker'' magazine in the 1940s and subsequently portrayed on television, in film, and on the stage.
Cartoons
In Charles Addams's ...
, patriarch of the family
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Pugsley Addams
Pugsley Pubert Addams is a member of the fictional Addams Family, created by American cartoonist Charles Addams.
Cartoons
Pugsley is depicted as a devious, young, brilliant boy in Charles Addams's original cartoons. He is often shown releasing ...
, son of Gomez and Morticia, brother to Wednesday
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Wednesday Addams
Wednesday Friday Addams is a character from the Addams Family multimedia franchise created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. She is typically portrayed as a morbid and emotionally reserved child that is fascinated by the macabre, often ...
, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, sister to Pugsley
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English-language surnames