Alberta

Alberta Meaning & Origin

About Alberta
The surname Alberta is derived from the given name Alberta, which itself originated from the Germanic name Adalbert. The name Adalbert is composed of the elements "adal," meaning noble, and "beraht," meaning bright or famous. Therefore, the surname Alberta can be interpreted to mean "noble and bright" or "famous and noble."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Alberta is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Alberta: 520
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 41,799
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alberta based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Alberta is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALPRT
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A410630
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE0 L B ER1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/ælˈbərtə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALPRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A416

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alberta in Braille

Here's how to represent Alberta in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Alberta in braille

How to sign the name Alberta using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Alberta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alberta in sign language

Numerology