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][4] The surname is common in southern Italy but more rare elsewhere in the country.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

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