The Alan Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Alan family.

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The Alan Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alan
1841 Census2
1851 Census9
1861 Census7
1871 Census22
1881 Census29
1891 Census40
1901 Census17

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alan Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Alan 0 0 2 2 2 6 1
Mary Alan 0 2 0 2 3 0 1
William Alan 0 0 0 3 1 1 2
Sarah Alan 0 1 2 1 0 1 0
Jane Alan 0 1 0 1 1 2 0
Richard Alan 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Thomas Alan 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Henry Alan 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
James Alan 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Elizabeth Alan 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Eliza Alan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
George Alan 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Alfred Alan 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Alice Alan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Annie Alan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Anne Alan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Morris Alan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Joseph Alan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Amy Alan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Emily Alan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Alan family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Alan

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