Albanese Explained

Albanese is an Italian surname. It means "Albanian", in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy or someone of Albanian origin.^{[1] [2] [3]} The surname is common in southern Italy but more rare elsewhere in the country.^[4] Notable people with the surname include:

• Albano Albanese (1921–2010), Italian hurdler and high jumper
• Alessandro Albanese (born 2000), Belgian professional footballer
• Antonio Albanese (1937–2013), Italian fencer
• Anthony Albanese (born 1963), Australian politician and current prime minister of Australia
• Antonio Albanese (born 1964), Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer
• Catherine L. Albanese (born 1940), American religious studies scholar, professor, lecturer, and author
• Charles Albanese (1937–1995), American serial killer
• Diego Albanese (born 1973), Argentine rugby union player
• Donald J. Albanese (born 1937), American politician
• Enrico Albanese (1834–1889), Italian surgeon, a member of the Expedition of the Thousand and close friend of Garibaldi
• Francesco Albanese (1912–2005), Italian tenor
• Francesca Albanese (born 1977), Italian international lawyer, academic and current UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
• Frank Albanese (1931–2015), American actor
• Giacomo Albanese (1890–1947), Italian mathematician
  • Albanese variety, construction of algebraic geometry, named for Giacomo Albanese
• Giuseppe Albanese (born 1979), Italian pianist
• Joe Albanese (1933–2000), American professional baseball player
• Laura Albanese (born 1957), Canadian news anchor and politician
• Lauren Albanese (born 1989), American professional tennis player
• Lewis Albanese (1946–1966), US soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
• Licia Albanese (1909–2014), Italian soprano
• Pellegrino Albanese (born 1991), Italian footballer
• Roberto Albanese (born 1950), Italian politician and environmentalist
• Rory Albanese (born 1977), American executive producer and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Sal Albanese (born 1949), American politician
• Silvano Albanese better known by his stage name Coez (born 1983), Italian singer, rapper
• Thomas Albanese (born 1988), Italian footballer
• Tina Albanese, American television producer and television writer
• Tom Albanese (born 1957), American businessman and former chief executive officer of Rio Tinto
• Valentina Albanese (born 1974), Italian racing driver
• Vannie Albanese (1912–1984), American football player
• Vincenzo Albanese (born 1996), Italian cyclist
• Vito Albanese (1918-1998), American union leader and politician

See also

• Albanesi
• Names of the Albanians and Albania
• Albanese Candy

Notes and References

1. https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/albanese/ Treccani.it - Albanese
2. Book: Dictionary of American Family Names. Hanks. Patrick. 2003. Oxford University Press. 18.
3. Book: Cognomi siciliani: tra origini italiane e locali. 2006. Parodi. Bent. A.Siciliano. 20. Italian.
4. Book: Alinei. Mario. Benozzo. Francesco. Dizionario etimologico-semantico dei cognomi italiani (DESCI). 2017. PM edizioni. 9788899565442. 124. "Albanése, -i : dall'etnico Albanése o, nel Sud, 'appartenente alle colonie albanesi' (in Abruzzo, Puglie, Campania, Calabria e Sicilia)."