English, German, Spanish (Albán), Italian, and French:
from the personal name Alban (Latin Albanus, originally
a habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Italy
and elsewhere called Alba). This surname has probably also absorbed
some cases of Italian or Spanish Albano.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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