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

Alberto, 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 Alberto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alberto in America

Alberto is the 5335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alberto surname appeared 6,528 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Alberto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alberto 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 Alberto

The surname ALBERTO originated in Italy during medieval times. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Alberto, which itself is the Italian form of the Germanic name Adalbert, meaning "noble bright". The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 12th century in regions like Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.

Records from the 13th century mention an Alberto da Siena, a nobleman and military leader from Siena, who played a role in the city's conflicts with neighboring Florence. Another early bearer of the name was Albertino Mussato, a renowned poet and historian from Padua who lived from 1261 to 1329.

In the 14th century, the ALBERTO surname appeared in historical documents such as the Codice Diplomatico dell'Università di Pavia, which mentions an Alberto da Pavia, a scholar and teacher at the University of Pavia. Around the same time, the Florentine merchant and statesman Alberto Acciaiuoli (1315-1366) rose to prominence.

As the surname spread across Italy, it took on various regional spellings like Alberti, Albertini, and Albertoni. One notable bearer was Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), a Renaissance humanist, author, artist, architect, and polymath from Genoa.

In the 16th century, the ALBERTO surname gained further recognition with figures like the Venetian painter Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615) and the Roman architect and sculptor Alessandro Alberti (1551-1596).

While the surname has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. Some other notable bearers include the Mexican painter and printmaker Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), the Spanish writer and poet Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), and the Italian-American physicist Alberto Callasó (1924-2012).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alberto

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

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

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