The Alberts surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,229 people carried this name — #5,578 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,205).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Alberts surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Albert + -s, a patronymic surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Alberts» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 24 people named Alberts live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 13
East Flanders 6
Limburg 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

20 people named Alberts live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 9
Thurgau 5
St. Gallen 3
Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

93 people named Alberts is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 93

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Alberts in American newspapers,
1859–1893.

Newspaper page from Orleans Independent Standard carrying the name Alberts
Orleans Independent Standard 1859-05-20
Newspaper page from The New York Herald carrying the name Alberts
The New York Herald 1878-02-26
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Alberts
The Salt Lake Herald 1893-04-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Alberts in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,889 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Alberts. The most, 661, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,145
Victoria 664
Western Australia 474
Queensland 290
South Australia 266
Tasmania 26
ACT (Canberra) 12
Northern Territory 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Alberts.

Who carried it

People named Alberts,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gert Alberts
    Gert Alberts 1836–1927
  • Jacob Alberts
    Jacob Alberts 1860–1941 · painter
  • Gus Alberts
    Gus Alberts 1860–1912 · baseball player
  • Elinor Alberts Linder
    Elinor Alberts Linder 1898–1938 · orchidologist
  • Piet Alberts
    Piet Alberts 1909–1982 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 93 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Alberts,
in the records of 9 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States693 records

693 records of the Alberts name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 207
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 161
  • Other U.S. records 325
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Francis John Alberts

    Born 1938; from Villas, New Jersey. U.S. Army, general supply specialist; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Florence National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fredrick W. Alberts

    Born 1924 in Michigan. Enlisted 1943 at Kalamazoo; driver from Michigan. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Marion, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Alberts

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Herschel from Hamburg, aged 45; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 693 records for Alberts in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands22,373 records

22,373 records of the Alberts name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10,527
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7,993
  • Dutch population registers 3,853
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Egbert Alberts

    Married in 1853 in Ruinerwold; farmer. Died 1890 in Ruinerwold, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Gerard Alberts

    Married in 1859 in Venray; shoemaker, born 1830 in Sittard. Died 1900 in Venray, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antonius Johannes Alberts

    Married in 1913 in Raalte; clog maker. Died 1957 in Deventer, aged 62; casual labourer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22,373 records for Alberts in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany211 records

211 records of the Alberts name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 210
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Alberts

    From Hinsbeck. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 31 May 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 160).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ubbo Bette Alberts

    From Grimersum, Kreis Emden. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 24 October 1914 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 79).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Alberts

    From Iserlohn. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 18 August 1917; then reported dead in the list of 22 August 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 211 records for Alberts in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Alberts name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 26
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Other Australian records 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ewald Alberts

    Agent of E Melbne, Victoria; died 1917.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hans F. Alberts

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Nurnberg, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index June Alberts

    Died 1992; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Alberts in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Alberts name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Antone Alberts

    Died 1921; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lowell E. Alberts

    Buried in 1963 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adriana Cornelia Alberts

    Died 1959 in Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Alberts in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Belgium12 records

12 records of the Alberts name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Theodorus Alberts

    Died 1907 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Julia Alberts

    Died 1890 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Petrus Lambertus Alberts

    Married in 1835 in Vreren.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Tongeren (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Alberts in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Alberts name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Werner Roland Alberts

    Born 1927 in Germany; died 1992 in Bron (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Christian Maurice Alberts

    Born 1946 in Paris; died 1978 in Montfermeil (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guy Georges Alberts

    Born 1935 in Paris; died 1995 in Castres (Tarn).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Alberts in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Alberts name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Arne Alberts

    Census of 1910: Orre, Elverum; construction worker, born 1893 in Elverum.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Rosa Alberts

    Census of 1910: Løkkeveien, Stavanger; nurse, born 1882 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Alberts in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Alberts name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Iene Alberts

    Died 1979, aged 58; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Alberts in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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