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

Albert, 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 Albert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Albert in America

Albert is the 1076th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Albert surname appeared 32,507 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 people would have the surname Albert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Albert 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 Albert

The surname ALBERT is believed to have originated in Germany, where it was derived from the Old German personal name Adalbert or Albrecht. This name is composed of the elements "adal," meaning noble, and "beraht," meaning bright or illustrious.

The name first appeared in Germany during the medieval period and was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. It is thought to have been introduced to England and other parts of Europe through the Norman Conquest in the 11th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ALBERT can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land and property ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The surname appears in various spellings, such as Albrecht and Albright, reflecting its Germanic roots.

In the 12th century, a notable figure bearing the name ALBERT was Albertus Magnus, a German Dominican friar and philosopher born in 1193 (or 1206, according to some sources) and died in 1280. He was a prolific writer and is considered one of the greatest thinkers of the Middle Ages.

Another historical figure with the surname ALBERT was Leon Battista Alberti, an Italian Renaissance humanist, author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer. He was born in 1404 in Genoa and died in 1472 in Rome.

In the 16th century, the name ALBERT was associated with a place in Picardy, France, known as Albert. This place name likely influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in certain regions.

During the 17th century, a prominent bearer of the name ALBERT was Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who was born in 1819 and died in 1861. He was the husband of Queen Victoria and is renowned for his support of the arts, sciences, and industrial development in Britain.

Another notable figure with the surname ALBERT was Albert Einstein, the renowned theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate. He was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany, and died in 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein's groundbreaking work on the theory of relativity revolutionized our understanding of space, time, and gravity.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Albert

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

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 Albert 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 Albert 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 Albert was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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