The Allen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 463,368 people carried this name — #32 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 582 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 294 people named Allen.
139 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Ariège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
221 people named Allen live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
97 people named Allen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 247 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Allen live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Allen in American newspapers,
1897–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,699,020 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Allen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Allen 1540–1632 · astrologer -
William Allen 1770–1843 · scientist -
Heman Allen 1779–1852 · judge -
Horatio Allen 1802–1889 · engineer -
Augustus F. Allen 1813–1875 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 160 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Allen.
- Allegrini 184 · U.S. census
- Allegro 462 · U.S. census
- Allely 126 · U.S. census
- Alleman 3,988 · U.S. census
- Allemand 943 · U.S. census
- Allemann 178 · U.S. census
- Allenbach 235 · U.S. census
- Allender 2,262 · U.S. census
- Aller 1,465 · U.S. census
- Allery 303 · U.S. census
- Alles 1,380 · U.S. census
- Allex 220 · U.S. census
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