Allan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 15
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 11
Channel Islands 4
Cheshire 58
Cornwall 20
Cumberland 173
Derbyshire 22
Devon 38
Dorset 9
Durham 564
Essex 42
Gloucestershire 10
Hampshire 100
Herefordshire 8
Hertfordshire 3
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 6
Isle of Man 2
Kent 35
Lancashire 386
Leicestershire 17
Lincolnshire 33
London 516
Middlesex 17
Northumberland 631
Norfolk 11
Northamptonshire 6
Nottinghamshire 19
Oxfordshire 7
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 6
Shropshire 24
Suffolk 10
Somerset 19
Surrey 55
Sussex 21
Staffordshire 63
Warwickshire 57
Westmorland 74
Wiltshire 18
Worcestershire 11
Yorkshire 660

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 9
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 3
Flintshire 6
Glamorgan 21
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 12
Pembrokeshire 16
Radnorshire 0

Allan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Allan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 663
Labourer 78
Agricultural Labourer 55
Domestic Servant 54
Coal Miner 49
General Servant 38
Dress Maker 28
House Keeper 27
Servant 24
Joiner 21
Farm Servant 20
Annuitant 19
Blacksmith 19
Clerk 14
Gardener 14
Tailor 13
Engine Fitter 11
Laundress 11
Painter 10
Governess 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Hawker 10
Shoe Maker 10
No Occupation 9
Private 9

Most Frequent Forenames for Allan

Name Census Frequency
William Allan 2,660
John Allan 2,587
Mary Allan 2,460
Elizabeth Allan 1,642
James Allan 1,586
George Allan 1,445
Thomas Allan 1,372
Sarah Allan 1,055
Margaret Allan 1,005
Robert Allan 962
Jane Allan 944
Ann Allan 726
Annie Allan 576
Charles Allan 549
Joseph Allan 549
Isabella Allan 461
Alice Allan 456
Ellen Allan 454
Henry Allan 426
Richard Allan 372
Alexander Allan 345
Edward Allan 328
Hannah Allan 327
Eliza Allan 326
David Allan 301

Allan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Allen 80% 422,866
2 Allan 100% 38,712
3 Ellen 60% 14,608
4 Allin 80% 7,055
5 Ellin 60% 1,822
6 Allon 80% 1,655
7 Ellan 80% 514
8 Lilian 50% 319
9 Lelean 50% 279
10 Alan 80% 262
11 Ellon 60% 251
12 Ellion 50% 224
13 Lelen 40% 146
14 Allain 83% 139
15 Lealan 50% 139
16 Ollen 60% 114
17 Ollin 60% 109

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The surname Allan is the 2nd most popular variant of Allen.

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