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

Alberts, 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 Alberts surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alberts in America

Alberts is the 5578th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alberts surname appeared 6,229 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 Alberts.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alberts 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 Alberts

The surname Alberts is of Dutch, German, and English origin, derived from the personal name Albert, which is a Germanic name composed of the elements "adal" meaning noble, and "beraht" meaning bright or shining. This name was popularized by the medieval saint and philosopher Albertus Magnus, born in 1193 in Lauingen, Germany.

The earliest known record of the name Alberts dates back to the 12th century in the Dutch province of Friesland, where it was spelled as "Aelbrecht". During this time, the name was also found in various forms such as "Albrecht", "Albrechts", and "Aubrey" in different regions of Germany and England.

In the 13th century, the name Alberts appeared in the Domesday Book, a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a landowner named "Albertus" holding lands in Oxfordshire.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hendrik Alberts, a Dutch merchant who lived in Amsterdam in the late 15th century. He was involved in the lucrative spice trade with the East Indies and is mentioned in several historical records from that period.

In the 16th century, the name was associated with the Alberti family, a prominent Italian banking dynasty from Florence. The most notable member was Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), a Renaissance humanist, author, artist, architect, and philosopher.

Another historical figure with the surname Alberts was Johannes Alberts (1597-1679), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and cityscapes. Some of his notable works include "View of Leiden" and "Winter Landscape with Skaters".

In the 18th century, John Alberts (1732-1805) was a British architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in London, including the iconic Somerset House.

The 19th century saw the emergence of Jacobus Hendrikus van't Hoff Alberts (1852-1911), a Dutch physical chemist and the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901 for his pioneering work on chemical kinetics and osmotic pressure.

Overall, the surname Alberts has a rich history spanning multiple countries and centuries, with various notable bearers contributing to various fields such as art, architecture, science, and commerce.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alberts

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

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

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