Adin is an uncommon family name found today in the United States (particularly New York City),

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(particularly the Basque country), Sweden and

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Origin

Biblical references

Since the name occurs in the Old Testament and is mentioned in the Bible four times, it has been suggested that the name has

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origins. However, the

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have no records of this as a Jewish family name. Albeit, the Consolidated Jewish Family Name Index of U.S. based Avotaynu indicates Adin is a Jewish family name that was present in

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and

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prior to

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. Due to the name having just 4 letters, it may be a phonetic coincidence that it exists across diverse cultures. '' Who's Who in the Old Testament Together with the Apocrytha'' by Joan Comay states that Adin (Heb. "delicate") 1. date unknown. Ancestor of a family of Judah who returned with

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from Exile in Babylon.

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2:15; 8:6;

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7:20.

Records of Adin's in England

The

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charts migration of the Adin family name throughout England from

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, Essex, in 1567, to the midlands in the late 17th century, in particular Staffordshire and

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, followed by migration to

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and

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in the 1840s during the

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and on to the United States. Some branches remained in

until they emigrated to

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, in 1863, arriving on a ship called the ''

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''.

Cultural assimilation within the United States

During the 19th and 20th centuries many immigrants poured into the United States from various

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and the

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found their names to be difficult to pronounce and/or even spell. Adin, as a family name was chosen by a very small number of

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immigrants during the

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to the United States for

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reasons and acceptance by the

. Entire families legally modified their family name from "Adinski" and "Adinus" to Adin; some decades after their arrival into the United States.

Emigration to Israel

Since 1948 many immigrants have also changed their names back to Hebrew names; some have chosen Adin, in order to erase remnants of "galuti" (exiled) life still surviving in

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from other languages.

Other uses

Adin (first name) is also used as a first name in Spanish-speaking and Bosnian cultures.

References

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