Explore the Family Name Albee

The meaning of Albee

English: variant of Alby. Compare Albea and Allbee. History: This is the name of a prominent NH family. Benjamin Albee (1614–53) came to Boston, MA, from Norfolk, England.

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How common is the last name Albee in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Albee slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Albee ranked 12,305th in popularity but dropped to 12,587th by 2010, showcasing a decline of 2.29%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Albee surname increased during this period from 2,317 to 2,459, marking a growth of 6.13%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease, moving from 0.86 to 0.83.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,305	#12,587	-2.29%
Count	2,317	2,459	6.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.83	-3.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Albee

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Albee experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Albees identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, jumping from 0.43% to 0.94%. Individuals with mixed races increased modestly from 1.55% to 2.03%, while those identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 1.25% to 2.44%. The percentage of Albees identifying as Black increased modestly, from 0.65% to 0.98%. Conversely, the percentage of White Albees saw a small decrease of 2.46%, dropping from 95.3% to 92.96%. Additionally, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native Albees decreased slightly from 0.82% to 0.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.3%	92.96%	-2.46%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.44%	95.2%
Two or More Races	1.55%	2.03%	30.97%
Black	0.65%	0.98%	50.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.94%	118.6%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.82%	0.65%	-20.73%