Albanesi

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Albanesi is an Italian surname meaning "Albanian", in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy. It is common in southern Italy and rare elsewhere in the country.{{cite book|last1=Alinei|first1=Mario|last2=Benozzo|first2=Francesco|title=Dizionario etimologico-semantico dei cognomi italiani (DESCI)|year=2017|publisher=PM edizioni|isbn=9788899565442|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQQmDwAAQBAJ&q=Alban%C3%A9se|pages=124}} "Albanése, -i {comune nel Sud, raro altrove}: dall'etnico Albanése o, nel Sud, 'appartenente alle colonie albanesi' (in Abruzzo, Puglie, Campania, Calabria e Sicilia)." Notable people with the surname include:

• Angelo Albanesi (late 18th century), Italian engraver
• Carlo Albanesi (1858–1926), Italian composer, pianist, teacher, and examiner
• Meggie Albanesi (1899–1923), British stage and film actress, daughter of Carlo