Alen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 37
Cambridgeshire 19
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 6
Devon 1
Durham 1
Essex 16
Glamorgan 10
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 4
Hertfordshire 2
Hunts and Rutland 0
Isle of Man 2
Kent 5
Lancashire 5
Lincolnshire 7
London 36
Northumberland 3
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 15
Shropshire 6
Suffolk 1
Somerset 2
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 7
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 7
Yorkshire 2
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Flintshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Leicestershire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Surrey 0
Westmorland 0

Alen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alen family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 23
Farmer 6
Female Servant 6
Labourer 6
Male Servant 6
Shoemaker 3
Carpenter 2
Inmate Servant 2
Prisoner Miner 1
Tin Miner 1
Ship Owner 1
Dressmaker 1
Shoe Maker 1
Blacksmith 1
House Keeper 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Chain Maker 1
Green Grocer 1
Laborer 1
Porter 1
Chairwoman 1
Weaver 1
Tallow Chandler 1
Apprentice 1
Warehouse Woman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Alen

Name Census Frequency
Mary Alen 99
William Alen 92
John Alen 86
Elizabeth Alen 51
Sarah Alen 49
George Alen 44
Thomas Alen 41
James Alen 37
Ann Alen 32
Charles Alen 30
Joseph Alen 28
Jane Alen 26
Henry Alen 23
Alfred Alen 20
Edward Alen 20
Eliza Alen 20
Richard Alen 20
Robert Alen 18
Ernest Alen 16
Maria Alen 16
Arthur Alen 15
Ellen Alen 15
Charlotte Alen 14
Emma Alen 14
Samuel Alen 14

Alen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Allen 80% 422,866
2 Lane 25% 150,628
3 Line 25% 10,706
4 Lean 50% 9,447
5 Lone 25% 3,303
6 Laine 20% 2,034
7 Leon 50% 1,929
8 Lion 25% 1,602
9 Alen 100% 1,362
10 Luin 25% 1,332
11 Lain 25% 1,310
12 Elen 75% 1,072
13 Loan 25% 631
14 Lan 50% 472
15 Elan 50% 466
16 Luna 25% 376
17 Loon 25% 351
18 Lune 25% 342
19 Leane 40% 327
20 Loane 20% 276
21 Laan 25% 272
22 Loone 20% 265
23 Alan 75% 262
24 Leen 50% 256
25 Leno 50% 215
26 Lonie 20% 207
27 Len 75% 200
28 Luen 50% 163
29 Lun 50% 159
30 Lon 50% 146
31 Leone 40% 144
32 Elin 50% 132
33 Laun 25% 131
34 Lene 50% 120

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The surname Alen is the 9th most popular variant of Allen.

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