American Family Name Origins:
Alberta
Frequency: (158)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: from a feminine form of the personal name Alberto. This is a rare name in Italy, now confined largely to Foggia province.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 4%. Angelo, Salvatore.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
