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    The surname Alberta

    A surname, carried by 520 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/ 3 syllables Soundex A416 Also a first name

    Alberta: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Alberta #41,799, 520 people Alberta: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Alberta #41,799, 520 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alberta is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 520 people named Alberta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 514.

    #41,799
    rank among US surnames
    520
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #40,139)

    Who is named Alberta

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

    79% of people named Alberta identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Alberta

    Alberta has the Soundex code A416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A416.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Alberta come from?
    From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.
    How common is the surname Alberta?
    520 people in the United States had the surname Alberta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. It ranked 41,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Alberta?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Alberta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Alberta?
    Alberta is /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Alberta getting more or less common?
    More common. 514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 520 in 2010, up 1.2%.
    Is Alberta also a first name?
    Yes. Alberta is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.