Adamec

Adamec (feminine: Adamcová) is a surname of Czech and Slovak origin. It comes from the personal name Adam and the Czech/Slovak suffix -ec. Pronounced "a-da-mets", it is occasionally Germanized as Adametz.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Austin Adamec (born 1988), American musician
 * Jiří Adamec (born 1982), Czech footballer
 * Joseph Victor Adamec (1935–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
 * Jozef Adamec (1942–2018), Slovak footballer
 * Ladislav Adamec (1926–2007), Czechoslovak prime minister
 * Luboš Adamec (born 1959), Czech sport shooter
 * Ludwig W. Adamec (1924–2019), American academic and historian
 * Petr Adamec (born 1960), Czech swimmer
 * Quido Adamec (1924–2007), Czech ice hockey referee
 * Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), Czechoslovak javelin thrower