# Albert (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 32,507 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,076 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (31,159 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.bɚt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Albert 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Albert in the United States, Belgium, Austria and Brazil.

## People named Albert

- Eddie Albert, American actor (1906–2005)
- Philippe Albert, Belgian footballer
- Edward Albert, American television and film actor (1951-2006)
- Barbara Albert, Austrian film director, writer and film producer (born 1970)
- Carl Albert, American politician (1908-2000)
- Morris Albert, Brazilian male singer-songwriter
- Niels Albert, Belgian cylo-crosser
- Abraham Adrian Albert, American mathematician (1905-1972)
- Stephen Albert, American composer (1941-1992)
- Marvin Albert, American author (1924-1996)
- Mathis Albert, American soccer player
- Marv Albert, American sportscaster

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Albright, Alberto, Alberti, Allbright, Alberty, Alberta, Albrecht, Albertson, Albers, Albritton, Alberts, Alpert.

## 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.