Hi Joy, Please do not expect to find all Scottish or Irish names to begin with Mac or Mc or M' in many areas those prefixes were dropped and the suffix "son" adopted. Then in many areas even son was dropped. Hence your Adam could very well have at one time have been MacAdams etc, or Adamson or as it is now Adams. But unless you know that your Adams were from Scotland you should not look there. They can be from anywhere in the UK and Ireland. I happen to know that my Allicocks were probably from Scotland, even belonging to the MacDonald clan. But the name originated in England. So first try to find out where your Adams were from, from American records first and then trace back to the UK. Best regards, Richard. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JoyVoss@aol.com> To: <WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:25 PM Subject: Re: Allicock/Alicock/Ellicock > Are these names all from Scotland, or could ADAMS by from Penn. I am looking > for ancestors there. Henry ADAMS (B 1825) and his son Joseph W. ADAMS (b > 1861) both born in Cambria Co., PA. I would sure like to find their ancestors. > > Joy Voss