# Alberta (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 520 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,799 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 593,741 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (514 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alberta 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Similar surnames

Albert, Albright, Alberto, Alberti, Alberty, Albrecht, Albertson, Albers, Albritton, Alberts, Alpert, Alber.

## 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.