# Albanese (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/albanese/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian [in turn originating as an ethnonym]; variant forms Albanesi, Albanees, Albinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,407 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,435 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,189 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (6,286 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌɑl.bəˈniz/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Albanese, from albanese (“Albanian”) in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Albanese in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Albanese in the United States, Australia, Argentina and Belgium.

## People named Albanese

- Anthony Albanese, 31st prime minister of Australia
- Lauren Albanese, American tennis player (born 1989)
- Frank Albanese, American actor (1931–2015)
- Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby union footballer
- Alessandro Albanese, Belgian association football player

## Similar surnames

Albano, Albin, Alban, Albany, Alfonso, Alfano, Albino, Alphonse, Alvin, Alphin, Alvino.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.