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 5
Buckinghamshire 21
Berkshire 33
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 78
Cornwall 20
Cumberland 184
Derbyshire 10
Devon 51
Dorset 14
Durham 667
Essex 66
Gloucestershire 26
Hampshire 85
Herefordshire 8
Hertfordshire 11
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 6
Isle of Man 6
Kent 90
Lancashire 501
Leicestershire 16
Lincolnshire 47
London 735
Middlesex 36
Northumberland 755
Norfolk 29
Northamptonshire 42
Nottinghamshire 15
Oxfordshire 14
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 6
Shropshire 7
Suffolk 14
Somerset 37
Surrey 66
Sussex 22
Staffordshire 44
Warwickshire 38
Westmorland 97
Wiltshire 12
Worcestershire 9
Yorkshire 868

Wales

Anglesey 1
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 7
Carmarthenshire 2
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 8
Glamorgan 26
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 6
Monmouthshire 7
Pembrokeshire 9
Radnorshire 0

Allan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Allan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 996
Coal Miner 84
General Labourer 61
Labourer 44
Dress Maker 41
Domestic Servant 40
Agricultural Labourer 38
General Servant 33
Annuitant 28
Cotton Weaver 26
Joiner 24
Tailor 24
General Servant Domestic 20
Farm Labourer 19
Laundress 17
Blacksmith 14
House Keeper 14
Farm Servant 14
Farmers Wife 12
Butcher 11
Carpenter 11
Charwoman 11
Servant 11
Dressmaker 10
Housemaid 10

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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