How common is the surname Alberts?

6,229 people in the United States had the surname Alberts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,566 Americans. It ranked 5,578th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alberts?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alberts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Alberts?

Bruce Alberts, American biochemist, followed by Andrew Alberts.

Where is the surname Alberts most common?

Wikidata records people named Alberts in the United States.

Is the surname Alberts getting more or less common?

More common. 6,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,229 in 2010, up 0.4%.

Is Alberts also a first name?

Yes. Alberts 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.

The surname Alberts

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,229 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alberts is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Albert.

Alberts is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,229 people named Alberts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,566 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,205.

#5,578

rank among US surnames

6,229

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,176)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,569	Nam	6,244	49,447
#5,570	Labelle	6,242	49,463
#5,572	Jacinto	6,238	49,494
#5,573	Rule	6,236	49,510
#5,575	Flemming	6,234	49,526
#5,576	Sellars	6,232	49,542
#5,577	Medellin	6,231	49,550

Who is named Alberts

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

91% of people named Alberts identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Albertss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Alberts
American biochemist, born 1938
Andrew Alberts
American ice hockey player, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alberts

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

Questions

How common is the surname Alberts?: 6,229 people in the United States had the surname Alberts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,566 Americans. It ranked 5,578th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alberts?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alberts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Alberts?: Bruce Alberts, American biochemist, followed by Andrew Alberts.
Where is the surname Alberts most common?: Wikidata records people named Alberts in the United States.
What type of surname is Alberts?: Alberts is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Alberts getting more or less common?: More common. 6,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,229 in 2010, up 0.4%.
Is Alberts also a first name?: Yes. Alberts 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.