The origin of the name Alban is French and spread rapidly in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The surname Alban comes from the name Albin which means white.

In the last two hundred years the English language has been standardized, but variations formerly large number of English words were considerable.
The Alban surname not escape to these variations in pronunciation.
In medieval scribes and monks wrote the surname as it sounded as variations depending on geographic region were significant. As the English language was changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman, French and Latin, all the people changed the pronunciation of their names.

Some variations of this surname are: Alban, Albone, Allibone, Halibone, Albin, Aubyn, Aubin, Elbin, Elib.

The origin of the name is St. Alban Tourin, Evreux, Normandy in 980.