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

Alberta, 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 Alberta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alberta in America

Alberta is the 41799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alberta surname appeared 520 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 Alberta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alberta 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 Alberta

The surname Alberta originated in Italy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the medieval Italian personal name Alberto, which itself is derived from the Germanic name Adalbert or Albrecht, meaning "bright" or "noble." The name was particularly common in northern and central Italian regions such as Lombardy, Tuscany, and Emilia-Romagna.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Alberta can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries in various Italian municipal records and chronicles. For example, a certain Guido Alberta is mentioned in a document from the city of Siena, dated 1278. Similarly, a Giacomo Alberta is recorded as a resident of Florence in 1321.

During the Renaissance period, the surname Alberta gained prominence with several notable individuals bearing the name. One such figure was Leandro Alberta (c. 1479-1552), an Italian humanist scholar and philosopher from Bologna, who wrote extensively on Aristotelian philosophy and logic.

Another noteworthy bearer of the name was Giovanni Battista Alberta (1532-1621), a renowned Italian architect and sculptor from Mantua. He is best known for his work on the Palazzo Ducale di Mantova and the Basilica di Sant'Andrea in Mantua.

In the 18th century, the surname Alberta was associated with the Italian painter Giuseppe Alberta (1732-1804), who was born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, near Brescia. He was known for his religious and mythological paintings, many of which can still be found in churches and galleries throughout northern Italy.

Moving into the 19th century, one notable figure with the surname Alberta was the Italian lawyer and politician Gian Battista Alberta (1811-1875), who served as a deputy in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia and later in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

Finally, in the 20th century, the name Alberta gained some recognition with the Italian writer and journalist Tomaso Alberta (1890-1958), who was born in Palermo, Sicily. He worked for various newspapers and magazines and authored several novels and short stories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alberta

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

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

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