Explore the Family Name Alberty

The meaning of Alberty

1. Americanized form of Italian Alberti. 2. German, Flemish, Walloon, and Slovak: Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Albert, from Alberti, the genitive of its Latinized form Albertus. Compare Alberti. History: Frederick Alberti or Alberty was born in Italy c.1740 and died in 1831 in Surry County, NC.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Alberty has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. It moved up in rank from 21,349 in 2000 to 20,961 in 2010, showing a change of 1.82%. The total count of people with this surname also increased by 9.89% during this period, rising from 1,143 to 1,256. This resulted in a slight increase in the proportion per 100,000, from 0.42 to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,349	#20,961	1.82%
Count	1,143	1,256	9.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.43	2.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alberty

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Alberty via the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or as belonging to two or more races saw an increase, with the latter experiencing a substantial rise of 36.43%. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identified as White decreased slightly by 1.34%, from 53.02% to 52.31%. There was a significant increase in the Hispanic category, which grew by 27.34%. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identified as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native both experienced declines, dropping by 13.7% and 5.81% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	53.02%	52.31%	-1.34%
Black	25.55%	22.05%	-13.7%
Hispanic	12.69%	16.16%	27.34%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.16%	4.86%	-5.81%
Two or More Races	2.8%	3.82%	36.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.8%	1.27%