Explore the Family Name Alberta

The meaning of Alberta

Italian: from the feminine form of the personal name Alberto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Alberta has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It was ranked as the 40,139th most common surname in 2000 and slipped to 41,799th in 2010, which represents a decline of 4.14 percent. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 514 in 2000 to 520 in 2010, an increase of 1.17 percent. The proportion of Albertas per 100,000 people also dipped slightly by 5.26 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,139	#41,799	-4.14%
Count	514	520	1.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alberta

In terms of ethnic identity, again referencing data from the Decennial U.S. Census, most people with the surname Alberta identified as White in both 2000 (78.99 percent) and 2010 (78.85 percent) with a negligible change of -0.18 percent. Those identifying as Black decreased from 14.40 percent in 2000 to 11.73 percent in 2010, down by 18.54 percent. The Hispanic representation saw a significant rise from 3.89 percent in 2000 to 5.38 percent in 2010, up by 38.30 percent. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, going from 1.56 percent to 2.50 percent, a rise of 60.26 percent. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.99%	78.85%	-0.18%
Black	14.4%	11.73%	-18.54%
Hispanic	3.89%	5.38%	38.3%
Two or More Races	1.56%	2.5%	60.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%