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    The surname Albanese

    An Italian surname, carried by 6,407 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˌɑl.bəˈniz/ 4 syllables Soundex A415

    Albanese: #5,435 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Albanese #5,435, 6,407 people Albanese: #5,435 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Albanese #5,435, 6,407 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Albanese is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

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

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,407 people named Albanese in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,189 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,286.

    #5,435
    rank among US surnames
    6,407
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,121)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,431Mumford6,41348,144
    #5,432Crittenden6,41148,159
    #5,433O'Bryan6,40848,181
    #5,435Albanese6,40748,189

    Who is named Albanese

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

    95% of people named Albanese identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Albaneses

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Anthony Albanese
      31st prime minister of Australia, born 1963
    • Lauren Albanese
      American tennis player (born 1989)
    • Frank Albanese
      American actor (1931–2015)
    • Diego Albanese
      Argentine rugby union footballer, born 1973
    • Alessandro Albanese
      Belgian association football player, born 2000

    Notable Albaneses come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Albanese

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

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Albanese come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Albanese, from albanese (“Albanian”) in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy.
    How common is the surname Albanese?
    6,407 people in the United States had the surname Albanese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,189 Americans. It ranked 5,435th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Albanese?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Albanese identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Albanese?
    Anthony Albanese, 31st prime minister of Australia, followed by Lauren Albanese.
    Where is the surname Albanese most common?
    Wikidata records people named Albanese in the United States, Australia and Argentina and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Albanese?
    Albanese is /ˌɑl.bəˈniz/, 4 syllables.
    Is the surname Albanese getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,407 in 2010, up 1.9%.