They were of senatorial rank during the latter part of the Republic, but the only of this gens who obtained the consulship was Lucius Albius Pullaienus Pollio, in AD 90.
[1] The nomen Albius is derived from the common Latin surname Albus, meaning "white".
[2] The Albii Oppianici mentioned by Cicero in his oration, Pro Cluentio, bore the unusual praenomen Statius, which was scarce at Rome except among slaves or freedmen.
[3] This may indicate that at least part of the family was of Sabine or Samnite origin, and indeed the Albii Oppianici were residents of Larinum in Samnium, although the surname Oppianicus implies that they had some connection with the Oppian Hill at Rome.
[4] The nomen Carrinas was long supposed to be a surname of the Albia gens, due to its unusual form.