The origin of the name Albee is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains Silver with a green tree surmounted by a sword on the tip of which there is a crown. The Crest is A thistle emerging from a crown.
Spelling variations include: MacAlpine, MacAlpin, MacAilpein (Gaelic) and others.
First found in Argyllshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Robert MacAlpin settled in New York State in 1740; William MacAlpine settled in New York in 1774; Hugh and James MacAlpin settled in New York in 1811.
The origin of the name Albee is Spanish and the Coat of Arms contains Gold shield with a green tree. In front of the tree there is a black fox rampant.
Spelling variations include: Alba, Albo, Albu, Albba, Albos, Albas, Albar, Albans, Albanos, Albor, Albanor, Dealba, Dalba and many more.
First found in Navarre, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Following the early exploration of the New World, many chose to settle in the Caribbean and Central America as early as the 16th century. Alonso De Alba and his wife Catalina Perez Alba settled in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1534. Similarly, Gonzalo de Alba brought his wife and six children to Peru in 1565. Among many others were Maria de Alba who arrived in Guatemla in 1567.
