The Albertson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,943 people carried this name — #3,580 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,666 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Albertson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Ailbrit’.

An early record he cites: Eusebi Ailbrit, Huntingdonshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Allbright, Albrecht, Albert, Albertson and Albright.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 47 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

89 people named Albertson is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 89

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 the first U.S. census, 1790

51 families named Albertson, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 272 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 18
North Carolina 18
Pennsylvania 7
Rhode Island 3
Massachusetts 2
South Carolina 2
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 227 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Albertson in American newspapers,
1907–1916.

Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Albertson
The Harlem News 1916-01-28
Newspaper page from The Western News carrying the name Albertson
The Western News 1907-07-17
Newspaper page from The Patriot carrying the name Albertson
The Patriot 1916-04-22

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

In print

Albertson in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

826 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Albertson. The most, 186, date from the 1950s. 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 375
Queensland 186
Western Australia 126
Victoria 116
South Australia 11
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Albertson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • R. B. Albertson
    R. B. Albertson 1859–1917 · politician
  • Coit Albertson
    Coit Albertson 1880–1953 · actor
  • Lillian Albertson
    Lillian Albertson 1881–1962 · stage actor
  • Nathaniel Albertson 1800–1863 · politician
  • Mary Ann Albertson 1838–1914 · astronomer
  • Charles Carroll Albertson 1865–1959 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Albertson,
in the records of 5 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 States783 records

783 records of the Albertson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 295
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 192
  • Other U.S. records 296
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Dale E. Albertson

    Born 1924 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Allen Albertson

    Born 1947; from Ypsilanti, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marius Albertson

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Belgravia from Hamburg, aged 23; economist. From Flensburg, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 783 records for Albertson 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia44 records

44 records of the Albertson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 27
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Albertson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the British Trident, aged 22; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Albert Albertson

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1884.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Rita Annie Albertson

    Of Portland, Victoria; died 1996.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 44 records for Albertson in Australia.

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

Canada23 records

23 records of the Albertson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 15
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lily Albertson

    Buried in 1980 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 77.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nicholas Albertson

    Died 1958; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Herman Albertson

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Albertson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand13 records

13 records of the Albertson 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 Mary Cecilia (known Albertson

    Died 1963, aged 76; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cyril Albertson

    Died 1976, aged 64; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Minnie Albertson

    Died 1953, aged 76; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Albertson 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).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Albertson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Susanna Albertson

    Buried in 1714 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maurice Herton Albertson

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1887 in Jetmore.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Robert Howard Albertson

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in Saint Louis.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Albertson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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