Albert Surname
Approximately 249,264 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAlbert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43,503 | 1:8,332 | 996 |
| Germany | 24,886 | 1:3,235 | 341 |
| France | 21,861 | 1:3,038 | 198 |
| Nigeria | 20,196 | 1:8,771 | 976 |
| Tanzania | 18,673 | 1:2,835 | 392 |
| Chad | 13,865 | 1:980 | 169 |
| Spain | 8,928 | 1:5,237 | 650 |
| Canada | 8,900 | 1:4,140 | 551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6,918 | 1:1,179 | 38 |
| Haiti | 5,476 | 1:1,951 | 295 |
| Romania | 5,272 | 1:3,808 | 517 |
| Cameroon | 4,958 | 1:4,189 | 500 |
| Egypt | 4,485 | 1:20,498 | 2,359 |
| Hungary | 4,196 | 1:2,339 | 259 |
| Rwanda | 4,031 | 1:2,819 | 692 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| DR Congo | 3,571 | 1:20,689 | 2,617 |
| Ethiopia | 3,542 | 1:27,540 | 3,358 |
| Ghana | 3,325 | 1:8,127 | 1,104 |
| Belgium | 2,324 | 1:4,947 | 565 |
| India | 2,143 | 1:357,940 | 19,450 |
| Australia | 2,130 | 1:12,674 | 1,842 |
| Kenya | 2,038 | 1:22,659 | 2,581 |
| Malawi | 1,778 | 1:9,628 | 1,495 |
| Malaysia | 1,734 | 1:17,009 | 1,653 |
| Indonesia | 1,596 | 1:82,863 | 8,752 |
| England | 1,518 | 1:36,705 | 4,804 |
| Philippines | 1,269 | 1:79,778 | 13,799 |
| Argentina | 1,247 | 1:34,277 | 2,861 |
| Cuba | 965 | 1:11,941 | 952 |
| Guyana | 877 | 1:869 | 112 |
| Micronesia | 772 | 1:138 | 15 |
| Switzerland | 759 | 1:10,821 | 1,782 |
| Mauritius | 744 | 1:1,738 | 255 |
| Israel | 677 | 1:12,641 | 1,929 |
| Brazil | 652 | 1:328,335 | 12,643 |
| Slovakia | 620 | 1:8,607 | 910 |
| South Africa | 603 | 1:89,847 | 11,005 |
| Poland | 598 | 1:63,560 | 9,975 |
| Saint Lucia | 593 | 1:301 | 43 |
| Austria | 549 | 1:15,511 | 2,306 |
| Seychelles | 522 | 1:177 | 19 |
| Vanuatu | 511 | 1:515 | 105 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Mexico | 460 | 1:269,840 | 6,387 |
| Botswana | 452 | 1:4,838 | 738 |
| Ukraine | 421 | 1:108,130 | 15,447 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| New Zealand | 416 | 1:10,885 | 1,903 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 369 | 1:3,696 | 611 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Netherlands | 357 | 1:47,303 | 8,077 |
| Venezuela | 355 | 1:85,082 | 3,336 |
| Fiji | 346 | 1:2,585 | 436 |
| Liberia | 344 | 1:12,816 | 1,368 |
| Thailand | 343 | 1:205,943 | 34,204 |
| Czechia | 334 | 1:31,837 | 5,180 |
| Pakistan | 330 | 1:541,345 | 9,006 |
| Namibia | 297 | 1:8,112 | 1,569 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Paraguay | 255 | 1:28,379 | 997 |
| Benin | 251 | 1:41,178 | 5,301 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Italy | 246 | 1:248,604 | 33,487 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 208 | 1:110,919 | 5,617 |
| Estonia | 176 | 1:7,510 | 947 |
| Luxembourg | 161 | 1:3,606 | 479 |
| Denmark | 158 | 1:35,726 | 3,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 156 | 1:98,963 | 13,970 |
| Croatia | 149 | 1:28,380 | 5,853 |
| Serbia | 141 | 1:50,673 | 4,911 |
| Sweden | 139 | 1:70,840 | 5,344 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Iraq | 126 | 1:277,950 | 5,710 |
| Norway | 124 | 1:41,470 | 5,930 |
| Russia | 113 | 1:1,275,425 | 91,659 |
| Oman | 111 | 1:33,225 | 2,322 |
| Brunei | 110 | 1:3,807 | 639 |
| Grenada | 109 | 1:996 | 182 |
| Iran | 107 | 1:717,594 | 37,363 |
| Solomon Islands | 104 | 1:5,577 | 775 |
| Ecuador | 99 | 1:160,665 | 7,258 |
| French Polynesia | 98 | 1:2,865 | 605 |
| Bahamas | 94 | 1:4,168 | 468 |
| China | 84 | 1:16,277,638 | 944 |
| Niger | 82 | 1:234,049 | 7,581 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| Jamaica | 63 | 1:45,555 | 2,772 |
| Slovenia | 60 | 1:41,461 | 7,484 |
| Japan | 54 | 1:2,367,487 | 29,899 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| Marshall Islands | 47 | 1:1,103 | 266 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Lesotho | 42 | 1:48,394 | 7,686 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 42 | 1:2,628 | 454 |
| Dominica | 40 | 1:1,897 | 306 |
| Panama | 40 | 1:97,806 | 3,773 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| Northern Ireland | 34 | 1:54,266 | 4,423 |
| Barbados | 25 | 1:11,498 | 820 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23 | 1:259,681 | 23,924 |
| Peru | 21 | 1:1,513,530 | 22,524 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| British Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:3,949 | 439 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Andorra | 4 | 1:20,960 | 1,462 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belize | 3 | 1:118,491 | 3,439 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 399 | 1:61,091 | 7,127 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Jersey | 11 | 1:4,717 | 830 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,310 | 1:7,959 | 1,019 |
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.
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).
(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.
(English) The descendant, or son, of Albert (nobler bright).
A well-known Teutonic baptismal name. Albrecht and Albrett are modifications.
(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.
Walter and Peter Albert of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William Fitz Albert, England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
User-submitted Reference
In it's Catalan version, it may come from a Germanic first name, Athalbraht.
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Average Male Albert Height
175.58 cm
Average Female Albert Height
163.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Albert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Albert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Albert (Arabic: البرط, Bengali: আলবার্ট, Georgian: ალბერტ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮ, Hindi: एलबर्ट, Marathi: अलबट, Oriya: ଆଲବଟର୍, Russian: Альберт) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Albért or Albèrt. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Albert? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,202nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,236 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Albert reside; 20 percent reside in Western Europe and 18 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 226th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 2,450,754 people.
The surname Albert is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 43,503 people, or 1 in 8,332. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Albert exists in 183 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Albert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Albert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Albert last name expanded 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 49 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Albert Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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 bearing the Albert last name are 7.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.26% 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
Albert Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Albert in the Georgian language | ||
| ალბერტ | albert | 99.83 |
| ალბერთ | albert | 0.17 |
| Albert in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮ | albyr | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺮﺕ | albyrt | 20 |
| Albert in the Bengali language | ||
| আলবার্ট | alabarta | 57.89 |
| এলবার্ট | elabarta | 31.58 |
| আলবার্ত | alabarta | 5.26 |
| অ্যালবার্ট | ayalabarta | 5.26 |
| Albert in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲବଟର୍ | alabatar | 39.73 |
| ଆଲେବଟ | alebata | 17.81 |
| ଆଲେବଟର୍ | alebatar | 16.44 |
| ଆଲବାଟର୍ | alabatar | 8.22 |
| ଆଲବଟ | alabata | 6.85 |
| ଆଲବର୍ଟ | alabarta | 2.74 |
| ଆଲବଟ୍ | alabat | 2.74 |
| ଆଲ୍େବଟର୍ | alebatar | 1.37 |
| ଆଲବାଟ | alabata | 1.37 |
| ଆଲାବାଟ | alabata | 1.37 |
| Albert in the Hindi language | ||
| एलबर्ट | elabarta | 25.49 |
| अलबर्ट | alabarta | 15.69 |
| एल्बर्ट | elbarta | 11.76 |
| अल्बर्ट | albarta | 9.8 |
| अलर्बट | alarbata | 7.84 |
| एलवर्ट | elavarta | 5.88 |
| अलबेट | alabeta | 3.92 |
| आलवर्ट | alavarta | 1.96 |
| अलर्वट | alarvata | 1.96 |
| आलबर्ट | alabarta | 1.96 |
| अर्ल्बट | arlbata | 1.96 |
| अल्वर्ट | alvarta | 1.96 |
| अलब्रीत | alabrita | 1.96 |
| एलर्बट | elarbata | 1.96 |
| अलब्रट | alabrata | 1.96 |
| अलवर्ट | alavarta | 1.96 |
| ऐल्बर्ट | ailbarta | 1.96 |
| Albert in the Marathi language | ||
| अलबट | alabata | 19.61 |
| अलबर्ट | alabarta | 19.61 |
| अलबेटर् | alabetar | 7.84 |
| शालेट | saleta | 5.88 |
| आलबर्ट | alabarta | 3.92 |
| बेट | beta | 3.92 |
| अलबेट | alabeta | 3.92 |
| अले | ale | 3.92 |
| आलबेकर | alabekara | 3.92 |
| बेत | beta | 3.92 |
| आलबर | alabara | 1.96 |
| राबर्ट | rabarta | 1.96 |
| बॅरेटो | bereto | 1.96 |
| आलबट | alabata | 1.96 |
| मालर्टा | malarta | 1.96 |
| ऐबेरट | aiberata | 1.96 |
| बेरट | berata | 1.96 |
| अलबर | alabara | 1.96 |
| शैलेट | saileta | 1.96 |
| अलबेतर् | alabetar | 1.96 |
| Albert in the Russian language | ||
| Альберт | albert | - |
| Albert in the Arabic language | ||
| البرط | albrt | - |
| ألبرت | albrt | - |
| ألبير | albyr | - |
| البيرت | albyrt | - |
| البرت | albrt | - |
| البير | albyr | - |
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