Allen is used as a family name or surname in Slavonic and British. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Allen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Slavonic and British
Meaning: Allen is a corruption of Alan, a derivation of Aland meaning wolf dog. Other possible origin may be Gaelic Aluinn meaning Exceedingly fair.

How popular is Allen?

Allen is common in United States.

Allen is ranked 623 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Allen bearers increased by 4.151991 per cent in 2010 US census to 482607 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1 spots and ranked at 33. The last name was found in around 1636 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.59 70.24
Black 26.17 25.14
Hispanic or Latino 2.47 1.62
Others 2.38 1.77
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.86 0.83
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.41
Allen is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 835658 people have been found who wears Allen as their family name. Allen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
14,557 Iran10
7,250 Armenia10
4,295 Bangladesh10
44,793 Kyrgyzstan10
1,461 Rwanda9
10,114 Egypt9
8,186 Sri Lanka9
39,450 Moldova8
28,661 Serbia8
648 Northern Mariana Islands8
4,763 Oman7
222 Anguilla6
1,437 Cambodia6
2,604 Benin5
2,480 Malawi5
7,964 Jordan4
76 Solomon Islands4
2,306 Angola4
116 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha4
177 Norfolk Island3
917 Myanmar3
2,236 El Salvador3
4,669 Albania3
635 Macau3
1,272 Cuba3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
4,744 Macedonia2
1,848 Madagascar2
1,151 Brunei2
1,521 Montenegro2
8,657 Lebanon2
3,940 Ethiopia2
2,705 Togo2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
15,999 Slovakia2
5,217 Zambia2
11,736 Lithuania2
3,437 Sudan2
11,923 Slovenia1
472 Tonga1
1,542 Andorra1
3,214 Niger1
113 Falkland Islands1
2,232 French Polynesia1
3,275 Nepal1
3,243 Suriname1
408 Åland1
1,819 Laos1
801 Cape Verde1
2,024 Mongolia1
4,942 Libya1
3,952 Yemen1
734 Chad1
586 San Marino1
215 Palau1
19,810 Croatia1
573 Vanuatu1
746 Dominica1
510 East Timor1
8,371 Syria1
7,198 Maldives1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
587 Saint Lucia50
74 British Virgin Islands49
367 South Korea40
30,154 Belarus40
1,588 Luxembourg40
471 Grenada34
2,677 Senegal32
1,378 Iceland29
40,652 Czech Republic29
70,042 Kazakhstan29
24,186 Saudi Arabia29
1,816 Afghanistan27
13,111 Qatar26
154 Gibraltar25
154 Turks and Caicos Islands24
12,716 Georgia23
7,020 Kuwait23
40 Saint Pierre and Miquelon22
1,821 Vietnam21
7,487 Pakistan17
12,190 Azerbaijan15
3,944 Bahrain15
137 Monaco13
8,825 Cameroon13
268 The Gambia13
2,275 Iraq12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
924 Cyprus94
5,861 Bulgaria93
2,637 Estonia92
2,922 Mauritius91
93 Jersey89
117 Bermuda72
207 Seychelles71
243 Guam71
1,387 Thailand70
1,621 Japan68
189 Antigua and Barbuda66
149 Saint Kitts and Nevis60
69 American Samoa59
113 Cayman Islands59
5,963 Latvia58
479 Malta52
Countries with hundreds of Allen:
502 Panama979
762 Honduras962
1,768 Guatemala800
276 Trinidad and Tobago767
22,109 Russia744
14,370 Italy739
1,154 Portugal730
11,004 Turkey664
716 Nicaragua627
1,512 Finland556
4,766 Peru556
850 Singapore550
2,164 Chile531
2,075 Switzerland522
503 Costa Rica509
5,515 Netherlands492
684 Namibia488
131 The Bahamas488
1,332 Paraguay454
14,152 Poland430
4,187 Greece418
1,727 Dominican Republic397
15,335 Algeria357
177 Belize355
3,243 Israel353
2,955 Sweden341
49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines301
381 Fiji292
337 Swaziland291
4,065 Austria288
17,962 Morocco268
5,655 Colombia262
7,254 Belgium252
39,893 Indonesia245
23,250 Ukraine238
9,402 Romania230
3,171 Norway223
4,337 Ecuador207
2,942 Denmark202
45,554 Philippines198
6,220 Tunisia198
15 Guernsey195
3,434 Bolivia195
1,787 Taiwan183
7,168 Hungary164
2,520 Botswana157
71,213 Germany146
12,642 Zimbabwe146
63 United States Virgin Islands144
7,061 United Arab Emirates141
1,802 Puerto Rico136
1 Montserrat135
3,705 Uruguay134
376 Barbados132
88 Marshall Islands114
82 Isle of Man103
Countries with thousands of Allen:
107 Liberia5,279
1,045 Tanzania4,986
66 New Zealand4,956
174 Sierra Leone4,346
130 Papua New Guinea4,234
58 Wales3,827
212 Scotland3,478
59 Northern Ireland3,398
252 Ireland3,254
522 Haiti2,965
1,180 Ghana2,956
2,836 Mexico2,827
1,254 Malaysia2,454
3,171 France2,437
1,362 Mozambique2,407
2,516 Kenya2,276
1,379 Venezuela2,007
7,328 Brazil1,908
3,635 Argentina1,389
27,244 India1,389
303 Hong Kong1,341
384 China1,127
94 Guyana1,026
4,369 Spain1,016
Countries with ten thousands of Allen:
41 England73,817
701 Nigeria37,292
51 Australia30,986
82 Canada28,622
259 Uganda20,164
22 Jamaica14,046
533 South Africa12,931
Countries with hundred thousands of Allen:
28 United States527,729
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Pat Allen worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Victoria and arrived on May 18, 1846. 21 years old Robert Allen, Robert Allen (25) Workman, Samuel Allen (25) Mason, 20 years old John Allen, 20 years old Ann Allen, Martha Allen, Farmer Joseph Allen, Joseph Allen (30) Workman, and 543 other Allen around 48.61% of whom were workman while others worked as mason and farmer, dressmaker, draper, lady, seamstress, weaver, spinster, merchant, servant, barrel maker/ cooper, tailoress, miner, mechanic, carpenter, shoemaker, blacksmith, baker, bootmaker migrated to US from Liverpool, Londonderry and Newry.

Comments

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Ardath Schlatter
Allen is a Christian name and surname anglaisC'est the equivalent in English of allain, baptismal name that relates to the Sarmatian ala meaning mountain.

Allen Namesakes

    Aimee Allen, American singer-songwriter of rock, punk and ska music
    Joan Allen, American film, television and theater actress
    Lavoy Allen, American basketball player
    Keegan Allen, American actor, photographer, author and musician
    Ethan Allen, American soldier
    Fiona Allen, English comedian and actress
  • Amy Allen, Actress
  • Bill Allen, Basketball Player
  • Abby Allen, Actress
  • John Allen Muhammad, Serial Killer
  • Abigail MacBride Allen, Roger MacBride's daughter
  • Abigail MacBride Allen, Roger MacBride's daughter
  • Randy Allen, Coach
  • John Allen, Soccer player
  • Richard Allen, Writer
  • Adán Allende, Actor
  • In 2020 thriller film, The Girls of Beta Phi: Part II, Aleka Allen characterized Serena.
  • In 2017, Terrell Allen played the role of N in drama flick Mom Told Me.
  • In 2015, Rob Allen characterized the role of Hardware Store Zombie in comedy, horror flick For a Few Zombies More.
  • Michiel Allen, from 2017 romance flick My Next Sweet Day, who played Kurt.
  • In 2016, DeLorean Allen portrayed the role of Flaatflaat in drama flick Simpson Rd the Movie.
  • Marcus Jay Allen, from 0 crime film The Locker, who played Dillon Remke.
  • Brooke Allen, from 2016 thriller movie S.H.O.E., who characterized N.
  • In 2016, Katy Allen characterized the role of Susan in horror film Urban Legend.
  • Crystal Allen portrayed the small role of Debbie in 2019 drama film 12 Days with God.
  • Winston Allen, from 2017 drama film Ms. Simon, who characterized the Ian Somner.
  • Kenneth Alexander Allen characterized leading role of Gino in 0 comedy flick The Bulldogs.
  • In 2017, Lilli Allen characterized the role of Hailey in horror movie Fearsville 2.
  • Cole Allen portrayed leading role of Young Tucker in 2019 family, sport movie Round of Your Life.
  • Tom Allen, from 2016 thriller movie Monday at 11:01 A.M., who characterized the Street Person.
  • Dave Allen, from 2015 action and adventure flick Elixir, who played Todd.
  • B. Allen, from 2015 mystery movie Dark Circles, who played Carver.
  • In 2014 adventure and drama movie, The Almosts, Lamar Allen portrayed Pardus.
  • In 2014 drama flick, One Night at Dante's, Philip Allen portrayed sailor III.
  • In 2014, Michael Stewart Allen played the role of Dunford in biography flick Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power.
  • In 2015, Jori Allen portrayed the role of Casey in action movie The Night Shift: Book 1.
  • Kiera Allen, from 2020 horror and mystery flick Run, who played Daughter and Chloe Sherman.
  • Marcellus Bishop Allen, from 2013 crime flick Living with No Regrets, who characterized Drake.
  • In 0, Lewis Allen characterized the role of Jermaine in comedy and crime flick Bar Chronicles.
  • In 2009 documentary film, Another Testament of Christ, Robert Allen characterized The Savior.
  • Giselle Allen portrayed leading character of Mrs. Grose in 2011 drama movie The Turn of the Screw.
  • In 2018 musical movie, Bonfire of the Vanities: The Opera, Glenn Seven Allen played Kramer.
  • In 2019, Jessica Allen played the role of Sophie in drama movie Norte.
  • Paul Anthony Allen portrayed the leading character of Trent Main in 2013 thriller flick Trauma.
  • Jeff Allen played leading character of Dr. Jack Peruci in 2015 horror and sci-fi movie Medusa.
  • Samm Allen played the critical role of Germain in 2014 drama flick Sins of a Call Girl.

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