Allbright Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Allbright 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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Allbright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0541:176,46517,705
England1331:418,93328,433
Canada471:783,94961,790
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:64,1366,984

Allbright (38) may also be a first name.

Allbright 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)

= Albright, Albert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A personal name (Albert). Ailbriht occurs in Domesd. anterior to 1086.

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

Allbright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Allbright has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allbright? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,259th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. Allbright is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Allbright live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most common given name globally It is held by 38 people.

The surname Allbright is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,054 people, or 1 in 176,465. In The United States Allbright is most prevalent in: Texas, where 30 percent reside, Indiana, where 6 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Allbright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Allbright has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 262 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Allbright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Allbright are 13.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Allbright earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $40,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $54,231 CAD per year.

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Allbright Reference & Research

Albright DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Albright FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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