Find out how popular the last name Albani is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Albani.

Albani, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Albani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Albani in America

Albani is the 61585th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Albani surname appeared 326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Albani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Albani to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Albani

The surname Albani originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word 'albus', meaning 'white' or 'pale'. The name likely referred to someone with light-colored hair or a pale complexion. Alternatively, it may have been a locative name for someone who lived near a white or pale-colored area or landmark.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Albani appears in a 12th-century manuscript from the city of Genoa. This document mentions a merchant named Giovanni Albani who traded goods along the Mediterranean coast. Another early reference is found in a 13th-century property deed from the town of Siena, where a landowner named Pietro Albani is listed.

In the 14th century, the Albani family became prominent in the city of Urbino, located in the Marche region of central Italy. Several members of this family held positions of power and influence during the Renaissance period. One notable figure was Giovanni Battista Albani, who served as a papal diplomat and was later elected Pope Clement XI in 1700.

Another famous bearer of the Albani name was Alessandro Albani, born in 1692. He was a wealthy patron of the arts and amassed a vast collection of antiquities and artworks, including many pieces from ancient Rome. His collection later formed the basis of the Albani Museum in Rome.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Albani family settled in the city of Bologna. One of their descendants, Gian Francesco Albani, was a renowned jurist and legal scholar who published several influential works on canon law. He lived from 1720 to 1803.

Towards the end of the 19th century, the Albani surname spread beyond Italy as Italian immigrants began settling in other parts of the world. One notable example is Antonio Albani, an Italian-American sculptor born in 1847. He created several public monuments and memorials in the United States, including the famous Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Albani

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Albani.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Albani was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Albani has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Albani was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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