The Allen Family History

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

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The Allen Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Allen
1841 Census1766
1851 Census11045
1861 Census19993
1871 Census31472
1881 Census43625
1891 Census52677
1901 Census65519

Most Frequent Forenames for the Allen Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Allen 117 848 1483 2214 2883 3247 3783
Mary Allen 131 829 1472 2113 2596 2802 2956
John Allen 114 728 1204 1865 2307 2562 2922
George Allen 73 492 872 1320 1692 1942 2318
Elizabeth Allen 103 552 951 1409 1718 1877 1927
Thomas Allen 72 445 786 1135 1473 1614 1826
Sarah Allen 76 523 875 1221 1399 1417 1457
James Allen 74 461 775 1037 1320 1529 1616
Charles Allen 45 226 473 735 1004 1189 1351
Henry Allen 45 281 497 776 946 980 1041
Joseph Allen 44 216 418 594 741 835 939
Annie Allen 2 9 74 335 802 1074 1493
Alice Allen 8 70 218 438 740 927 1174
Eliza Allen 39 276 446 654 739 737 656
Jane Allen 41 268 432 598 704 755 726
Emma Allen 39 240 427 601 752 726 742
Ellen Allen 18 121 271 452 641 819 915
Frederick Allen 15 92 228 418 637 768 1047
Alfred Allen 16 146 262 434 619 778 943
Emily Allen 11 111 248 468 658 758 873

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Allen 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: Allen

View Name: ALLEN.

ALLEN

Derivation:
Of English and Scottish Origin. The English name is often spelt Allen and the Scottish spelt Allan, these are derivations of aluinn which means handsome.

History:
The use of the surname Allen is thought to follow the personal name Alan, the name of a Welsh and Breton Saint, which was popular with the Bretons who came to Britain and then to Ireland with the Conqueror.

Linked Surnames:
Allan, Allans, Allain, Alleyn, Alleyne, Allin, Allon, Alan, Alen, FitzAlan

 


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