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Addams is a patronymic surname of English origin from the given name Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include:

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Addams is a patronymic surname of English origin from the given name Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include: Calpernia Addams (born 1971), American transgender author, actress, and activist Christian Hejnal Addams (born 1969), American producer and musician Charles Addams (1912–1988), American cartoonist, author of "The Addams Family" Dawn Addams (1930–1985), English actress Jane Addams (1860–1935), American founder of the Settlement House movement Jessicka Addams (born 1975), Italian-American artist, musician, and activist Olivia Addams (born 1996), Romanian singer William Addams (1777–1858), American politician, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania

Fictional characters: “The Addams Family”, American print cartoon by Charles Addams; and television series, films, and video games based on the cartoon Morticia Addams, the family's reserved matriarch Gomez Addams, patriarch of the family Pugsley Addams, son of Gomez and Morticia, brother to Wednesday Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, sister to Pugsley

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