Alber Surname Guide

Alber is a branch of the Albers name tree. Taken at its root, Alber points to “Son of Albert”.

Spelling and variants

Alber drops the “s” of Albers, a shortening that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Spain's INE counts 52 residents with Alber as first surname and 71 with it as second. The 2010 census count for Alber in the United States was 2,023, good for rank 14,695.

Alber coat of arms

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