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The Albrecht surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 17,256 people carried this name — #1,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,600 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,260 people named Albrecht live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 778
Valais 233
St. Gallen 191
Bern 137
Aargau 131
Thurgau 128
Lucerne 104
Graubünden 91

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

1,161 people named Albrecht have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,637 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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Where they live today

Greater Poland 213
Pomeranian 206
Silesian 188
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 115
Łódź 89
Masovian 86
West Pomeranian 59
Lower Silesian 55

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,030 people named Albrecht.

100 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Moselle.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 100
Moselle 246
Bas-Rhin 222
Paris 122
Haut-Rhin 101
Nord 51
Meurthe-et-Moselle 30
Vosges 21
Aisne 14

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 393 people named Albrecht 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 East Flanders.

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Where they live today

East Flanders 175
Antwerp 93
West Flanders 76
Flemish Brabant 28
Limburg 14
Brussels-Capital 7

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

In print

Albrecht in American newspapers,
1887–1959.

Newspaper page from The Memphis Appeal carrying the name Albrecht
The Memphis Appeal 1887-05-24
Newspaper page from The Dalles Daily Chronicle carrying the name Albrecht
The Dalles Daily Chronicle 1896-05-09
Newspaper page from VorwäRts carrying the name Albrecht
VorwäRts 1907-12-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 81,354 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Albrecht,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andreas Albrecht
    Andreas Albrecht 1586–1628 · architect
  • Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht
    Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht 1800–1876 · politician
  • Anton Hermann Albrecht
    Anton Hermann Albrecht 1835–1906 · writer
  • Carl Theodor Albrecht
    Carl Theodor Albrecht 1843–1915 · astronomer
  • Karel Albrecht
    Karel Albrecht 1861–1911 · mayor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 194 lives in all are documented under this name.

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