# Albright (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/albright/  
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 | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,189 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,410 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,257 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.0% (24,942 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English Æþelbeorht. Doublet of Albert.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Albright 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Albright in the United States and Germany.

## People named Albright

- Lola Albright, American actress and singer (1924–2017)
- William F. Albright, American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics (1891-1971)
- Tenley Albright, American figure skater and surgeon
- Chris Albright, American soccer player
- Ivan Albright, American artist (1897-1983)
- Hardie Albright, American actor (1903–1975)
- Gerald Albright, American jazz saxophonist
- Gary Albright, American professional wrestler (1963-2000)
- Wally Albright, actor (1925-1999)
- Charles Albright, American murderer (1933–2020)
- Jacob Albright, American bishop, founder of Evangelical Association (1759-1808)

## Similar surnames

Albert, Alberto, Alberti, Allbright, Alberty, Alberta, Albrecht, Albritton, Alberts, Alber, Allbritton, Albro.

## 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.