Adamec is a surname originating from the Austrian/Czech area of Central Europe. Pronounced "a-da-METS", it is possibly Germanic in origin and may be a localized adaptation of the German/Austrian surname Adametz (the final C in the name is pronounced as TZ in the Czech language).
Notable people with the surname include:
Austin Adamec (born 1988), American musician
Jiří Adamec (born 1982), Czech footballer
Joseph Victor Adamec (born 1935), American Roman Catholic bishop
Jozef Adamec (born 1942), Slovak footballer
Ladislav Adamec (1926-2007), Czechoslovakian prime minister
Luboš Adamec (born 1959), Czech sport shooter
Ludwig W. Adamec (born 1924), American academic and historian
Petr Adamec (born 1960), Czech swimmer
Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), Czechoslovakian javelin thrower
