How common is the surname Albrecht?

17,581 people in the United States had the surname Albrecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,561 Americans. It ranked 2,047th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Albrecht?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Albrecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Albrecht?

Rafael Albrecht, Argentine footballer (1941–2021), followed by Daniel Albrecht.

Where is the surname Albrecht most common?

Wikidata records people named Albrecht in Argentina, Switzerland and Austria and 1 other country.

Is the surname Albrecht getting more or less common?

More common. 17,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,581 in 2010, up 1.9%.

Is Albrecht also a first name?

Yes. Albrecht 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 Albrecht

A surname, carried by 17,581 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A416 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Albrecht is more common than 98.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,581 people named Albrecht in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,561 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,256.

#2,047

rank among US surnames

17,581

people in 2010

6.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,914)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,038	Crain	17,650	17,493
#2,039	Cagle	17,647	17,496
#2,040	Bauman	17,641	17,502
#2,041	Friend	17,635	17,508
#2,042	Crespo	17,629	17,514
#2,043	Calvert	17,619	17,523
#2,044	Corcoran	17,607	17,535

Who is named Albrecht

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

95% of people named Albrecht identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Albrechts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rafael Albrecht
Argentine footballer (1941–2021)
Daniel Albrecht
Alpine skier, born 1983
Kilian Albrecht
Austrian alpine skier, born 1973
J. Grant Albrecht
American actor and voice actor, born 1966

Notable Albrechts come mostly from Argentina (1), Switzerland (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Albrecht

Albrecht 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 Albrecht?: 17,581 people in the United States had the surname Albrecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,561 Americans. It ranked 2,047th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Albrecht?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Albrecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Albrecht?: Rafael Albrecht, Argentine footballer (1941–2021), followed by Daniel Albrecht.
Where is the surname Albrecht most common?: Wikidata records people named Albrecht in Argentina, Switzerland and Austria and 1 other country.
Is the surname Albrecht getting more or less common?: More common. 17,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,581 in 2010, up 1.9%.
Is Albrecht also a first name?: Yes. Albrecht 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.