Allen (name)
| Allen |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"handsome" |
| Region of origin |
Scotland, Ireland |
Allen is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, coming from aluinn meaning handsome.[1] Allen is the 42nd most common surname in the United Kingdom.[2] It is reported as 27th in a list of common surnames in the United States.[3] In Ireland, Allen is the Anglicization of the Gaelic name Ó h-Ailín.[4]
A
- Abner P. Allen (1839–1905), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Albert Allen (1867–1899), English footballer
- Alexander Viets Griswold Allen (1841–1908) American Episcopal theologian
- Alfred Allen (disambiguation), various people
- Andrew Allen (Pennsylvania) (1740–1825), representative to the Continental Congress
- Andrew M. Allen (born 1955), American astronaut
- Andy Allen (footballer) (born 1974), former English association footballer
- Anita Allen, American modern pentathlete
- Anthony A. Allen (British entomologist)
- Arnold Allen, American computer scientist
- Arthur Allen, several people
- Asa A. Allen (US Pentecostal evangelist and faith healer)
- Ashley Allen (born 1968), American model and actress
B
- Benjamin Allen (politician), Canadian politician
- Bernadette Allen, U.S. diplomat
- Bernard Allen (Irish politician) (born 1944)
- Bernard Allen (U.S. politician) (1937–2006)
- Bob Allen (born 1958), Representative of District 32 in the state of Florida
- Bob Allen (1960s pitcher), American League pitcher (1961–1967)
- Bob Allen (basketball) (born 1946), American basketball player
- Bob Allen (shortstop) (1867–1943), American baseball player and manager
- Bobby Allen (born 1978), American hockey player
- Bradley Allen (born 1971), English footballer
- Bruce Allen (manager), Canadian manager of musical artists
- Bruce Allen (physicist) (born 1959), American physicist; director of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
- Bruce S. Allen (born 1950), American physician; Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Bryan Allen (hang glider) (born 1952)
- Bryan Allen (ice hockey) (born 1980), Canadian hockey player
- Bryn Allen (1921–2005), Welsh international footballer
C
- C.J. Allen, British sculptor
- Carl Meredith Allen (accused), source of the Philadelphia Experiment story
- Charles Allen, several people
- Charles Peter Allen (1861–1930), English politician
- Charlie Allen, several people
- Chris Allen, several people
- Christian Allen, video game designer
- Christopher Allen (born 1944), former English cricketer
- Clarence Allen (geologist), member of the National Academy of Sciences
- Clarence Emir Allen (1852–1932), U.S. Representative from Utah
- Clarence Ray Allen (1930–2006), American prison inmate who was executed by lethal injection
- Clive Allen (born 1961), English footballer
- Corey Allen (born 1934), American film and television director, producer, writer and actor
- Craig Allen (footballer), former footballer from Guernsey
- Craig Allen (meteorologist) (born 1957), American meteorologist
D
- Daevid Allen (born 1938 as Christopher David Allen), Australian musician, founder of Soft Machine and Gong
- Damon E. Allen (1921–2009), Kentucky optometrist
- Dan Allen, several people
- Darina Allen (born 1951), Irish chef
- David Allen, several people
- Dayton Allen (1919–2004), American comedian and voice actor
- Debbie Allen (born 1950), American actress and television director/producer
- Deborah Allen (born 1953), American country music singer
- Dennis Allen (1939–1995), English footballer
- Dick Allen (born 1942), former Major League Baseball first baseman/third baseman
- Donna Allen, American dance pop singer
E
- Ed Allen (1897–1974), American jazz trumpeter
- Eddie Allen (born 1957), American jazz trumpeter
- Edward Allen, several people
- Elizabeth Allen, several people
- Elizabeth Anne Allen (born 1970), American actress
- Eric Allen (born 1965), former American football player
- Ernest Allen, several people
- Ernie Allen (born 1946), American attorney
- Ethan Allen (1738–1789), early American revolutionary
- Ethan Allen (armsmaker) (1806–1871), American armsmaker
- Ethan Allen (baseball) (1904–1993), American baseball player and coach
- Ethan B. Allen (1781-1835), New York politician
F
- Fanny Allen, American nun and nurse
- Fiona Allen, (born 1965), English comedian
- Frances E. Allen, US computer scientist, recipient of the Turing Award
- Francis Allen, several people
- Frank Allen, several people
- Fred Allen, several people
- Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and editor
- Floyd Allen, American landowner, later convicted of murder
G
H
I
J
- Jack Allen, several people
- James Allen, several people
- Jennifer Allen, American author
- Jermaine Allen (born 1983), English American footballer
- Jimmy Allen (born 1952), former American football player
- Jimmy Allen (musician), member of American rock band Against All Will
- Joan Allen (born 1956), American actress
- Joel Asaph Allen (1838–1921), American zoologist
- John Allen, several people
- Joseph Allen, several people
K
L
- Larry Allen (born 1971), former American footballer
- Laurie Allen, Manitoba judge
- Leo Allen (born 1972), American stand-up comedian
- Leo E. Allen (1898–1973), American politician
- Les Allen (born 1937), English footballer
- Leslie Allen, several people
- Lester Allen (1891–1949), American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director
- Lew Allen (born 1925), former U.S. Air Force general
- Lily Allen (born 1985), English singer-songwriter
- Lou Allen (1924–2008), American footballer
M
- Malcolm Allen (footballer) (born 1967), Welsh footballer
- Malcolm Allen (swimmer) (born 1973), Australian swimmer
- Marcus Allen (born 1960), former American footballer
- Marcus Allen (born 1981), stage name of adult film actor Timothy J, Boham
- Margaret Allen, pseudonym of American science fiction novelist William Thomas Quick
- Martin Allen (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer
- Mary Allen (born 1951), British writer
- Mel Allen (1913–1996), American sportscaster
- Michael Allen, several people
- Mike Allen (broadcaster) (born 1942), British radio broadcaster
- Mike Allen (poet) (born 1969), American writer and poet
- Myron Allen (1854–1924), American baseball player
N
O
P
- Patrick Allen (1927–2006), British actor
- Paul Allen, several people
- Paul Allen (born 1953), Microsoft founder
- Paul Allen (footballer) (born 1962), English footballer
- Percival Allen (1917–2008), British geologist
- Percy Allen (writer) (1875–1959), English writer on Shakespeare
- Percy Allen (footballer) (1895–1969), English footballer
- Percy Benjamin Allen (1913–1992), New Zealand politician
- Pete Allen (born 1954), English dixieland jazz clarinetist
- Peter Allen (1944–1992), Australian songwriter and singer
- Peter Allen (US broadcaster) (born 1920), American broadcaster and radio announcer
- Peter Anthony Allen (1911–1964), British convicted murderer
- Peter Lewis Allen (author), American scholar and author
- Phil Allen, English rock musician
- Philip Allen (politician) (1785–1865), American politician
- Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale (1912–2007), British civil servant
R
- Rachel Allen (born 1972), Irish chef
- Ralph Allen (1693–1764), post-master, builder, philanthropist
- Ralph Allen (journalist) (1913–1966), Canadian journalist, editor and novelist
- Ralph Allen (painter) (born 1952), Haitian painter
- Ralph Shuttleworth Allen (1817–1887), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- Ray Allen (born 1975), American basketball player
- Ray R. Allen (1920–2010), Alexandria, Louisiana, public official
- Raymond Allen, several people
- Red Allen (c. 1906–1967), American jazz trumpeter
- Red Allen (bluegrass) (1930–1933), American bluegrass singer and guitarist
- Richard Allen, several people
- Rick Allen (drummer) (born 1963), English rock drummer
- Robert Allen, several people
- Rod Allen (advertising executive) (1929–2007), British advertising executive
- Rod Allen (born 1959), American television baseball commentator
- Roger Allen (politician), Canadian politician
- Roger MacBride Allen (born 1957), American science fiction author
- Ronald Allen, several people
- Rosalind Allen (born 1957), New Zealand actress
- Rose Allen, one of the Colchester Martyrs
- Ryan Allen (Born 1986) Boise State Wrestler, Mavericks Coach
- R. G. D. Allen (Roy George Douglas Allen) (1906–1983), English economist and mathematician
- Russell Allen (born 1971), American singer
- Russell Allen (American football) (born 1986), American football player
- Ruth Allen (singer), British cabaret singer
S
- Sam Allen (d. 1946), long serving servant of Swindon Town Footbal Club
- Sam Allen (musician) (1909–1963), American jazz pianist
- Samuel Clesson Allen (1772–1842), American politician from Massachusetts
- Sarah Allen
- Sheila Allen (born 1929), American actress
- Sheila Allen (English actress) (born 1932), English actress
- Shirley Allen, American nurse involved in 1997 "siege"
- Stephen Allen, (1767–1852), Mayor of New York
- Steve Allen, several people
- Sture Allén (born 1928), Swedish academic
T
V
- Vic Allen (born 1922), British academic and economist
- Viola Allen (1887–1948), American silent film and theater actress
- Viv Allen (born 1916), former Canadian ice hockey player
W
See also
References
- ^ Powell, Kimberly. "ALLEN - Surname Meaning". Genealogy Topic Guide. About.com. http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/a/bl_name-ALLEN.htm. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Allen". British Surnames and Surname Profiles. http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/ALLEN. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Powell, Kimberly. "100 Most Common U.S. Surnames - Common Last Name Meanings, Origins, and Family Trees". Genealogy Topic Guide. About.com. http://genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa_common_surnames.htm. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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