Common patronymic form of Adam, especially in Scotland,
where the name is borne by a sept of clan McIntosh. In the U.S., this
form may also have absorbed some patronymic forms of Adam in
various other languages. Compare Adams.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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