How common is the surname Albee?

2,459 people in the United States had the surname Albee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,557 Americans. It ranked 12,587th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Albee?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Albee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Albee?

Edward Albee, American playwright (1928–2016).

Where is the surname Albee most common?

Wikidata records people named Albee in the United States.

Is the surname Albee getting more or less common?

More common. 2,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,459 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Albee

A surname, carried by 2,459 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Albee is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,459 people named Albee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,557 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,317.

#12,587

rank among US surnames

2,459

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,305)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,581	Storch	2,461	125,455
#12,584	Graver	2,460	125,506
#12,587	Leu	2,459	125,557
#12,593	Roesler	2,458	125,608

Who is named Albee

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

93% of people named Albee identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Albees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Albee
American playwright (1928–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Albee

Alba

Albee has the Soundex code A410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A410.

Questions

How common is the surname Albee?: 2,459 people in the United States had the surname Albee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,557 Americans. It ranked 12,587th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Albee?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Albee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Albee?: Edward Albee, American playwright (1928–2016).
Where is the surname Albee most common?: Wikidata records people named Albee in the United States.
Is the surname Albee getting more or less common?: More common. 2,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,459 in 2010, up 6.1%.