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Albert Family History

Albert Surname Meaning

French, English, German, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Slovak, Czech, Croatian, Slovenian, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Mauritian: from the personal name Albert composed of the ancient Germanic elements adal ‘noble’ + berht ‘bright famous’. The standard German form is Albrecht.

The name was borne by several Christian saints, notably Saint Albert of Prague, a Bohemian prince who died a martyr in 997 attempting to convert the Prussians to Christianity, and Saint Albert the Great (c. 1193–1280), an Aristotelian theologian and tutor of Thomas Aquinas.

In more recent times, it has been adopted as a Jewish surname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Albert families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Albert family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Albert families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 78 Albert families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 35% of all the recorded Albert's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Albert families in 1840.
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What did your Albert ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Albert. 15% of Albert men worked as a Laborer and 7% of Albert women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Albert were Clerk and Housekeeper.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    15%
  • Farmer
    11%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Clerk
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    7%
  • Clerk
    6%
  • Maid
    5%
  • Housekeeper
    5%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 38,000 immigration records available for the last name Albert. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 54,000 military records available for the last name Albert. For the veterans among your Albert ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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