Allen (surname)

Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Scotland, and common in Ireland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome". Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall.

Allen
Origin
Meaning"little rock", "harmony" and "handsome"
Region of originScotland, Ireland, England

In Ireland, Allen is the Anglicization of the Gaelic name Ó h-Ailín.[1] Allen is the 41st most common surname in England.[2]

Disambiguation
  • Albert Allen
  • Alexander Allen
  • Alfred Allen
  • Andrew Allen
  • Anita Allen
  • Anthony Allen
  • Arthur Allen
  • Benjamin Allen
  • Bernard Allen
  • Bert Allen
  • Bill Allen
  • Brian Allen
  • Bruce Allen
  • Bryan Allen
  • C. J. Allen
  • Charles Allen
  • Charlie Allen
  • Chris Allen
  • Christopher Allen
  • Clarence Allen
  • Cory Allen
  • Craig Allen
  • Damon Allen
  • Dan Allen
  • David Allen
  • Denis Allen
  • Dennis Allen
  • Doug Allen
  • Eddie Allen
  • Edward Allen
  • Elizabeth Allen
  • Ernest Allen
  • Ethan Allen
  • Frances Allen
  • Francis Allen
  • Frank Allen
  • Fred Allen
  • George Allen
  • Gordon Allen
  • Graham Allen
  • Harry Allen
  • Harvey Allen
  • Ian Allen
  • Jack Allen
  • James Allen
  • Jerome Allen
  • John Allen
  • Joseph Allen
  • Josh Allen
  • Kate Allen
  • Keith Allen
  • Kenneth Allen
  • Kevin Allen
  • Laurie Allen
  • Leslie Allen
  • Malcolm Allen
  • Marcus Allen
  • Martin Allen
  • Michael Allen
  • Nancy Allen
  • Oliver Allen
  • Patrick Allen
  • Paul Allen
  • Percy Allen
  • Peter Allen
  • Philip Allen
  • Ralph Allen
  • Randy Allen
  • Raymond Allen
  • Rebecca Allen
  • Reginald Allen
  • Richard Allen
  • Robert Allen
  • Roderick Allen
  • Rodney Allen
  • Roger Allen
  • Ronald Allen
  • Russell Allen
  • Ruth Allen
  • Samuel Allen
  • Sandra Allen
  • Sarah Allen
  • Steve Allen
  • Terry Allen
  • Thomas Allen
  • Tommy Allen
  • Tony Allen
  • Will Allen
  • William Allen
  • Willie Allen
See also: All pages with titles containing Allen (disambiguation)

A

B

C
  • Carl Meredith Allen (accused), source of the "Philadelphia Experiment" story
  • Carolyn Blanchard Allen (1921–2018), American politician
  • Cecil J. Allen (1886–1973), British railway engineer and writer
  • Charles Peter Allen (1861–1930), English politician
  • Christian Allen, video game designer
  • Clarence Ray Allen (1930–2006), American convicted murderer
  • Clive Allen (born 1961), retired English footballer
  • Clive Allen (basketball) (born 1961), retired English basketball player and coach
  • Corey Allen (1934–2010), American film and television director, producer, writer and actor

D

E

F
  • Fanny Allen (1784–1819), American nun and nurse
  • Fiona Allen, (born 1965), English comedian
  • Frances E. Allen (1932–2020), US computer scientist, recipient of the Turing Award
  • Frederick Lewis Allen (1890–1954), American historian and editor
  • Floyd Allen (1856–1913), American landowner, later convicted of murder

G

H

I

J

K

L
  • Larry Allen (born 1971), former American footballer
  • Lavilla Esther Allen (1834–1903), American writer
  • Lavoy Allen (born 1989), American basketball player
  • Lee Allen (musician) (1927–1994), American tenor saxophonist
  • Leo Allen (born 1972), American stand-up comedian
  • Leo E. Allen (1898–1973), American politician
  • Les Allen (born 1937), English footballer
  • Lester Allen (1891–1949), American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director
  • Lettie Annie Allen (1901–1980), New Zealand public servant, political activist, feminist and local politician
  • Lew Allen (1925–2010), former U.S. Air Force general
  • Lewis F. Allen (1800–1890), farmer and politician
  • Lexi Allen (born 1967), American gospel singer, actress and television personality
  • Lillian B. Allen (1904–1995), Canadian painter and photographer
  • Lillian Allen (born 1951), Canadian dub poet, musician, and writer
  • Lily Allen (born 1985), English singer-songwriter
  • Lisa Allen (born 1981), British chef
  • Lou Allen (1924–2008), American footballer
  • Louisa Rose Allen (born 1989), English singer and model known as Foxes
  • Lucius Allen (born 1947), American basketball player
  • Lynn Allen (1891–1958), NFL player

M

N

O
  • Omari Allen (born 1990), Montserratian cricketer
  • Orlando Allen (1803–1874), American politician—Buffalo, New York
  • Oscar K. Allen (1882–1936), Democratic governor of Louisiana (1932–36)

P

Q

R

S

T

V
  • Vic Allen (1923–2014), British Communist; trade unionist; university academic
  • Victor M. Allen (1870–1916), New York politician
  • Viola Allen (1887–1948), American silent film and theater actress
  • Viv Allen (1916–1995), former Canadian ice hockey player

W
  • Walter Allen (1911–1995), English literary critic
  • Winifred Allen (1896–1943), American actress
  • Woody Allen (born 1935), American film actor and director, although not his birth name

Z

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See also

References
  1. "Surname Search: Allen – Surname Dictionary". The Irish Times.
  2. "Allen Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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