EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Alabama National BanCorporation ("ANB") on Form S-8 (File No. 333-07951), 
Form S-8 (File No. 333-27285), Form S-8 (File No. 333-70207), Form S-8 (File 
No. 333-70205), and Form S-8 (File No. 333-70209), of our report dated January 
15, 1999, on our audits of ANB as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the 
three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, which report is included in 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Birmingham, Alabama
March 17, 1999