McAdam (surname)
McAdam, MacAdam or Macadam (Irish: Mac Adaim) is a Scottish Gaelic clan which originated as a branch of Clan Gregor. As a surname it is most prominent in the Galloway and Ayrshire regions of Scotland. Some of their descendants are also to be found in Ireland, the United States, Australia and Canada.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Academics and technology
- David MacAdam (1910–1998), American color scientist
- Doug McAdam (born 1951), American sociologist studying social movements
- John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), Scottish engineer noted for inventing the process of "macadamization" of roads
- John Macadam (1827–1865), Australian (Scottish-born) chemist, medical teacher and politician, after whom the Macadamia nut is named
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