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Allen
Origin
Word/nameBritish Isles
Meaning"little rock", "harmony" and "handsome"
Region of originScotland, Ireland, England

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.

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

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  • Daevid Allen (born 1938 as Christopher David Allen), Australian musician, founder of Soft Machine and Gong
  • Damon E. Allen (1921–2009), Kentucky optometrist
  • Darina Allen (born 1951), Irish chef
  • 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
  • Devere Allen (1891-1955), American pacifist political activist and writer
  • Dick Allen (born 1942), former Major League Baseball first baseman/third baseman
  • Diogenes Allen (1932–2013), American philosopher and theologian
  • Dominique Allen (born 1989), British basketball player
  • Donna Allen, American dance pop singer
  • Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player

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  • Neil Allen (born 1958), former American Major League baseball player
  • Nick Allen (1888–1939), American Major League baseball player
  • Nicky Allen (1958–1984), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Norman M. Allen (1828–1909), New York politician

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  • 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)

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  • 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 (born 1916), former Canadian ice hockey player

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

See also

References

  1. ^ The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Allen Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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