How common is the surname Alban?

2,173 people in the United States had the surname Alban in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,083 Americans. It ranked 13,893rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alban?

In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Alban identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Alban getting more or less common?

More common. 1,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,173 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Alban also a first name?

Yes. Alban is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Alban

A surname, carried by 2,173 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A415 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alban is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,173 people named Alban in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,083 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,881.

#13,893

rank among US surnames

2,173

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+15.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,530)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,884	Essig	2,175	141,952
#13,887	Ruggieri	2,174	142,017
#13,893	Moberly	2,173	142,083

Who is named Alban

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

55% of people named Alban identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.4%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alban

Alban has the Soundex code A415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A415.

Questions

How common is the surname Alban?: 2,173 people in the United States had the surname Alban in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,083 Americans. It ranked 13,893rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alban?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Alban identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Alban getting more or less common?: More common. 1,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,173 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Alban also a first name?: Yes. Alban is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.