# Addams

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'''Addams''' is a [patronymic](/source/patronymic) [surname](/source/surname) of [English](/source/English_people) origin from the given name [Adam](/source/Adam_(name)). There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include:

*[Calpernia Addams](/source/Calpernia_Addams) (born 1971), American transgender author, actress, and activist
*[Christian Hejnal Addams](/source/Christian_Hejnal_Addams) (born 1969), American producer and musician
*[Charles Addams](/source/Charles_Addams) (1912–1988), American cartoonist, author of "The Addams Family"
*[Dawn Addams](/source/Dawn_Addams) (1930–1985), English actress
*[Jane Addams](/source/Jane_Addams) (1860–1935), American founder of the Settlement House movement
*[Jessicka Addams](/source/Jessicka_Addams) (born 1975), Italian-American artist, musician, and activist
*[Olivia Addams](/source/Olivia_Addams) (born 1996), Romanian singer
*[William Addams](/source/William_Addams) (1777–1858), American politician, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania

'''Fictional characters:'''
*“[The Addams Family](/source/The_Addams_Family)”, American print cartoon by Charles Addams; and television series, films, and video games based on the cartoon
**[Morticia Addams](/source/Morticia_Addams), the family's reserved matriarch
**[Gomez Addams](/source/Gomez_Addams), patriarch of the family
**[Pugsley Addams](/source/Pugsley_Addams), son of Gomez and Morticia, brother to Wednesday
**[Wednesday Addams](/source/Wednesday_Addams), daughter of Gomez and Morticia, sister to Pugsley

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Category:English-language surnames

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