EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Alabama National BanCorporation of our report dated
January 18, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which
appears in Alabama National BanCorporation's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999.  We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.


                                /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Birmingham, Alabama
December 7, 2000