A German surname, Albright were to being illustrious and bright as the sun. Variations in spelling for Albright include Allbright, Albrech, Adlbert, Albrechs, Albrecht and Allbrecht. A German spelling is Albrecht. In England the Albright families are primarily in Kent, Warwickshire, Lancashire and the city of London. In Europe the origins of Albright families centered in Austria. Within the United States the Albright families are in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Illinois. Famous: William F. Albright (renown archaeologist), Madeleine Albright (the Secretary of State under President William Clinton), Tenley E. Albright (a champion figure skater winning a gold medal in the Winter Olympics of 1956, Lola Albright (a film actress and singer), Brent Albright (a professional wrestler), Chris Albright (a professional soccer player), Ivan Albright (an artist) and William Albright (a musician composer and pianist).