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De Alba Surname Meaning

Spanish: habitational name formed with the preposition de ‘from’ for someone from any of numerous minor places called Alba (see Alba)

as for example Alba (Teruel) and Alba de Tormes (Salamanca).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De Alba families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Alba family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 3 De Alba families living in New York. This was about 17% of all the recorded De Alba's in USA. New York had the highest population of De Alba families in 1920.
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Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, De Alba life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for De Alba in 1964 was 69, and 70 in 2003.

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