Alba History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Alba family

The surname Alba was first found in Navarre, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.

Early History of the Alba family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alba research. Another 263 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1459, 1472, 1516, 1688 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Alba History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Alba Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alba, Albo, Albu, Albba, Albos, Albas, Albar, Albans, Albanos, Albor, Albanor, Dealba, Dalba and many more.

Early Notables of the Alba family

Notable bearers of the family name Alba

were the Alba family of Spain

Alba Ranking

In the United States, the name Alba is the 3,694^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Alba is ranked the 4,983^rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Alba migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Alba Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso De Alba and his wife Catalina Perez Alba, who settled in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1534
Gonzalo de Alba brought his wife and six children to Peru in 1565
Maria de Alba who arrived in Guatemala in 1567

Alba Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco De Alba, who arrived in America in 1812 3
Peter Alba, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 3
P. Alba, who arrived in New Orleans at the age of 33 in 1820
C. Alba at the age of 22 with a son in 1821
De Alba, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Alba (post 1700) +

Joshua Lauren Alba (b. 1982), American actor
Jessica Marie Alba (b. 1981), American television and film actress
Albert E. Alba, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1952 4
Julia María Alarcó Alba (b. 1972), retired Spanish sprinter
Jordi Ramos Alba (b. 1989), Spanish professional footballer
Alba Baptista (b. 1997), Portuguese actress, known for the series Jardins Proibidos (2014–2015), wife of Chris Evans in 2023
Alba Lucía Potes Cortés (b. 1954), Colombian composer of contemporary classical music and teacher at Mannes College The New School for Music, College Preparatory Division in New York
Alba Giselle Reyes Santos (b. 1981), Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Photogenic Universe in 2004
Alba Pomares López (b. 1995), Spanish footballer
Alba Maria Cabello (b. 1986), Spanish Olympic synchronized swimmer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html