Albert Surname

2,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Albert Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailbrit'; in Domesday Ailbriht Albrecht is a German immigrant of much later date. Allbright is English. Albert, again, is ancient and modern. For other instances, v. Albert.

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Albert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,5031:8,332996
Germany24,8861:3,235341
France21,8611:3,038198
Nigeria20,1961:8,771976
Tanzania18,6731:2,835392
Chad13,8651:980169
Spain8,9281:5,237650
Canada8,9001:4,140551
Papua New Guinea6,9181:1,17938
Haiti5,4761:1,951295
Romania5,2721:3,808517
Cameroon4,9581:4,189500
Egypt4,4851:20,4982,359
Hungary4,1961:2,339259
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
DR Congo3,5711:20,6892,617
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Ghana3,3251:8,1271,104
Belgium2,3241:4,947565
India2,1431:357,94019,450
Australia2,1301:12,6741,842
Kenya2,0381:22,6592,581
Malawi1,7781:9,6281,495
Malaysia1,7341:17,0091,653
Indonesia1,5961:82,8638,752
England1,5181:36,7054,804
Philippines1,2691:79,77813,799
Argentina1,2471:34,2772,861
Cuba9651:11,941952
Guyana8771:869112
Micronesia7721:13815
Switzerland7591:10,8211,782
Mauritius7441:1,738255
Israel6771:12,6411,929
Brazil6521:328,33512,643
Slovakia6201:8,607910
South Africa6031:89,84711,005
Poland5981:63,5609,975
Saint Lucia5931:30143
Austria5491:15,5112,306
Seychelles5221:17719
Vanuatu5111:515105
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Mexico4601:269,8406,387
Botswana4521:4,838738
Ukraine4211:108,13015,447
Togo4201:17,2575,159
New Zealand4161:10,8851,903
Trinidad and Tobago3691:3,696611
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Netherlands3571:47,3038,077
Venezuela3551:85,0823,336
Fiji3461:2,585436
Liberia3441:12,8161,368
Thailand3431:205,94334,204
Czechia3341:31,8375,180
Pakistan3301:541,3459,006
Namibia2971:8,1121,569
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Paraguay2551:28,379997
Benin2511:41,1785,301
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Italy2461:248,60433,487
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Ivory Coast2081:110,9195,617
Estonia1761:7,510947
Luxembourg1611:3,606479
Denmark1581:35,7263,717
Zimbabwe1561:98,96313,970
Croatia1491:28,3805,853
Serbia1411:50,6734,911
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Iraq1261:277,9505,710
Norway1241:41,4705,930
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Oman1111:33,2252,322
Brunei1101:3,807639
Grenada1091:996182
Iran1071:717,59437,363
Solomon Islands1041:5,577775
Ecuador991:160,6657,258
French Polynesia981:2,865605
Bahamas941:4,168468
China841:16,277,638944
Niger821:234,0497,581
New Caledonia681:4,062723
Jamaica631:45,5552,772
Slovenia601:41,4617,484
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
Chile531:332,3869,362
Greece521:213,07333,423
Marshall Islands471:1,103266
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Wales431:71,9666,223
Lesotho421:48,3947,686
United States Virgin Islands421:2,628454
Dominica401:1,897306
Panama401:97,8063,773
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Barbados251:11,498820
Burundi251:392,194499
Finland251:219,86818,073
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Kyrgyzstan231:259,68123,924
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Hong Kong181:407,5273,230
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Curaçao141:11,232389
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Guam121:13,3432,098
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Monaco91:4,118434
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Armenia81:366,2727,804
British Virgin Islands81:3,949439
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Congo51:997,81917,129
Cook Islands51:3,636866
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Andorra41:20,9601,462
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Comoros41:187,381421
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Palau41:5,411112
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belize31:118,4913,439
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Anguilla21:6,718471
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Macau21:300,8151,009
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Montserrat21:2,474299
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:61,0917,127
Scotland361:103,9785,126
Wales161:98,0264,293
Jersey111:4,717830
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3101:7,9591,019

The alternate forms: Albért (13) & Albèrt (3) are calculated separately.

Albert (2,450,754) may also be a first name.

Albert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailbrit'; in Domesday Ailbriht Albrecht is a German immigrant of much later date. Allbright is English. Albert, again, is ancient and modern. For other instances, v. Albert.

Eusebi Ailbrit, also Ailbric Hampshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Albert, Hampshire, ibid.

Walter Albert, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Albertson, mayor of Yarmouth, 1688: History of Norfolk.

Farman Alberd, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1325: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An Old English personal name, AEthelberht, 'noble bright,' or AElebe(o)rht, 'all bright.' Albertus de Dunde appears in Perth in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 62). He may have been the father of Cleopha Alberti, a charter witness in Dundee in 1281 (HP., II, p. 223).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) 1 Noble-Bright. [O.Ger. Adalbert, Adalbrecht, &c., short­ened to Albrecht (whence the French Albert, thence many English Alberts) = Anglo-Saxon Æthelberht, Æthelbryht (Athelbert, Ethelbert) —O. H.Ger, adal = O. Sax. aðal-Old English aðele, noble + O.H.Ger. beraht = O. Sax. berht =O.E. be(o)rht, bryht, bright, glori­ous, &c.].

The most famous royal bearer of the name Æthelberht was the king of Kent who received Augustine.

2 All-Bright. [Anglo-Saxon Ælbe(o)rht, Albcrhi-~cd~,al-, e)all, all + be(o)rht, bright, glorious, &c.].

3 Old-Bright. [A. Sax. E)Aldbe(o)rht (common)—e)ald, old].

4. Dread-Bright. [Teutonic Agilbert, &c.: v. under Ayl-].

John Albert.—Hundred Rolls Albert and Albright are in some in­stances in our directories recent anglicizations of the Ger. Albrecht.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The descendant, or son, of Albert (nobler bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A well-known Teutonic baptismal name. Albrecht and Albrett are modifications.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) All bright or famous; beort or bert, signifies famous, fair, and clear, bright; so Sehert and Ethelbert were sometimes written Be bright and Ethel bright. All, Eal, and Æl, in old English and Saxon compound names, have the same signification as the English All, as Al—dred, Al—win, etc.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Walter and Peter Albert of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Wil­liam Fitz Albert, England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

In it's Catalan version, it may come from a Germanic first name, Athalbraht.

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Albert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Albert Come From? nationality or country of origin

Albert (Arabic: البرط, Bengali: আলবার্ট, Georgian: ალბერტ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮ, Hindi: एलबर्ट, Marathi: अलबट, Oriya: ଆଲବଟର୍, Russian: Альберт) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Albért or Albèrt. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Albert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,202nd most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,236 people. The surname Albert is primarily found in Africa, where 36 percent of Albert are found; 20 percent are found in Western Europe and 18 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Albert is also the 226th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 2,450,754 people.

Albert is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 43,503 people, or 1 in 8,332. In The United States Albert is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 183 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Albert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Albert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Albert surname increased 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 49 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Albert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Albert last name is predominantly Anglican (55%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Jewish (50%) in Lebanon, Christian (95%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Albert last name are 7.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Albert earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.77% less than the national average, earning €11,782 per year; in Norway they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning 428,294 kr per year; in Peru they earn 93.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,498 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.11% more than the national average, earning R 290,184 per year; in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $45,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albért9413/
Albèrt943/
Alberts9227,828/
Halbert928,943/
Alberth921,031/
Galbert92773/
Alberte92691/
Allbert92189/
Aulbert92160/
Albertt9230/
Ahlbert9216/
Albeart928/
Aalbert927/
Albertd926/
Alberdt923/
Alboert923/
Alberht922/
Al'bert922/
Alberrt922/
Ailbert922/
Albeert921/
Albertp921/
Ajlbert921/
Albaert921/
Albertì921/
Aelbert921/
Albhert921/
Ealbert920/
Alber9115,030/
Aalberts86947/
Haulbert86261/
Hallbert8693/
D'albert8664/
Gaulbert8634/
Ahlbertz8626/
Aglibert8622/
Albeartt8612/
Albertte864/
Alberthe864/
Galbertt864/
Halberth863/
Albertss863/
Gailbert862/
Healbert861/
Galbeart861/
Atelbert861/
Halbertt861/
Halberts860/
Haelbert860/
Gallbert860/
Elbert838,960/
Olbert832,464/
Albear831,234/
Albart83988/
Albeer83344/
Halber83276/
Albier83260/
Alvert83243/
Alwert83241/
Albeir83220/
Albort83112/
Alberd83111/
Galber8371/
Albirt8355/
Albere8346/
Alberh839/
Alberz832/
Alberr832/
Allber831/
Alberp831/
Albetr831/
Alhber831/
Aluert830/
Albertová80909/
Albertova80249/
Galbearth8024/
Holbert778,750/
Helbert773,884/
Golbert77467/
Albhere77153/
Olberts77137/
Eilbert77114/
Elberth7778/
Halbart7766/
Halbirt7763/
Alverte7762/
Alwerdt7752/
Alberre7738/
Albarth7734/
Alborth7733/
Albartt7726/
Alverts7723/
Alverth7719/
Ahlbeer7719/
Galberd7712/
Halvert7710/
Alwerth7710/
Ehlbert778/
Halberr777/
Albirte776/
Aalbart774/
Gailber774/
Albhear774/
Galvert773/
Alberds772/
Uilbert772/
Alveart772/
Ailbirt772/
Halbher772/
Halberh772/
Eulbert771/
Halbere771/
Halbort771/
Ailbart771/
Ahlberd771/
Albortt771/
Albarrt771/
Albergy771/
Ellbert771/
Albirth771/
Elbertt771/
Oulbert771/
Ohlbert771/
Allbort771/
Alberzh771/
Alhbere771/
Ahlbere771/
Alwertd770/
Allbirt770/
Allbyrt770/
Albordt770/
Hailber770/
Gailbearth751/
Alver737,069/
Albir73863/
Olber73294/
Albér7341/
Albèr7313/
Houlbert71623/
Halbherr71302/
Halbheer71279/
Halbeher71109/
Hellbert71103/
Halbarth7121/
Holbaert7117/
Oehlbert7111/
Alberova719/
Allwerdt718/
Halbärth718/
Helberth717/
Holberts715/
Alberová714/
Golberdt714/
Albeereh714/
Galverth713/
Holberte712/
Halbeard711/
Hollbert711/
Goilbert711/
Albhartt711/
Goulbert711/
Holbertz711/
Alveartt711/
Albehere711/
Halborth710/
Heilbert710/
Gailbirt710/
Heulbert710/
Holberth710/
Hoelbert710/
Alvear6729,321/
Albior67673/
Albair67645/
Olbort67442/
Halver67391/
Olbertová67303/
Olwert67183/
Eilber67142/
Elbirt6771/
Golber6754/
Holber6754/
Olberz6750/
Elberd6748/
Elbart6738/
Elbort6723/
Albord6717/
Olvert6714/
O'gilbert6710/
Albard677/
Alverå676/
Galbir674/
Elbyrt674/
Asselberh674/
Olbertova673/
Alveir672/
Alveer672/
Albird672/
Hellberth672/
Olberh672/
Alverd671/
Olbear671/
Ealver671/
Goilbeert671/
Alwerd671/
Alberdova671/
Alhbir671/
Ohlber671/
Alvertova671/
Albhir671/
Albère671/
Alwirt671/
Allver670/
Hellbeart670/
Hallwerth670/

Albert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albert in the Georgian language
ალბერტalbert99.83
ალბერთalbert0.17
Albert in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮalbyr80
ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺮﺕalbyrt20
Albert in the Bengali language
আলবার্টalabarta57.89
এলবার্টelabarta31.58
আলবার্তalabarta5.26
অ্যালবার্টayalabarta5.26
Albert in the Oriya language
ଆଲବଟର୍alabatar39.73
ଆଲେବଟalebata17.81
ଆଲେବଟର୍alebatar16.44
ଆଲବାଟର୍alabatar8.22
ଆଲବଟalabata6.85
ଆଲବର୍ଟalabarta2.74
ଆଲବଟ୍alabat2.74
ଆଲ୍େବଟର୍alebatar1.37
ଆଲବାଟalabata1.37
ଆଲାବାଟalabata1.37
Albert in the Hindi language
एलबर्टelabarta25.49
अलबर्टalabarta15.69
एल्बर्टelbarta11.76
अल्बर्टalbarta9.8
अलर्बटalarbata7.84
एलवर्टelavarta5.88
अलबेटalabeta3.92
आलवर्टalavarta1.96
अलर्वटalarvata1.96
आलबर्टalabarta1.96
अर्ल्बटarlbata1.96
अल्वर्टalvarta1.96
अलब्रीतalabrita1.96
एलर्बटelarbata1.96
अलब्रटalabrata1.96
अलवर्टalavarta1.96
ऐल्बर्टailbarta1.96
Albert in the Marathi language
अलबटalabata19.61
अलबर्टalabarta19.61
अलबेटर्alabetar7.84
शालेटsaleta5.88
आलबर्टalabarta3.92
बेटbeta3.92
अलबेटalabeta3.92
अलेale3.92
आलबेकरalabekara3.92
बेतbeta3.92
आलबरalabara1.96
राबर्टrabarta1.96
बॅरेटोbereto1.96
आलबटalabata1.96
मालर्टाmalarta1.96
ऐबेरटaiberata1.96
बेरटberata1.96
अलबरalabara1.96
शैलेटsaileta1.96
अलबेतर्alabetar1.96
Albert in the Russian language
Альбертalbert-
Albert in the Arabic language
البرطalbrt-
ألبرتalbrt-
ألبيرalbyr-
البيرتalbyrt-
البرتalbrt-
البيرalbyr-

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