as a Last Name
- 8,249
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Alba
Meaning & Origins
Spanish, Italian, and Romanian: habitational name from any of the places named in any of these languages with this element. Its meaning is various and disputed; the coincidence in form with Latin alba (feminine) ‘white’ is suggestive, but in many cases the name is pre-Roman and denotes a site on a hill or mountain.
| 3,734th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,249
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Rhode Island
- has the most people named Alba per capita
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