# Allan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/allan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name, more often spelled Allen.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,867 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,022 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,017 people |
| Change since 2000 | +10% (10,746 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Alan, Allen, Alen |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Allan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Allan in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.

## People named Allan

- Elizabeth Allan, actress (1910-1990)
- Brad Allan, Australian martial artist, action choreographer, actor and stunt performer (1973–2021)
- Keith Allan, American actor
- Mitch Allan, American rock singer
- Frank Allan, Australian cricketer (1849-1917)
- Annie Ross, British-American actress, singer and vocalist

## Similar surnames

Allen, Alleyne, Allain, Allyn, Alan, Alon, Alam, Alamo, Alaimo, Alm, Alewine, Almy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.