How common is the surname Allender?

2,351 people in the United States had the surname Allender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,325 Americans. It ranked 13,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Allender?

Nina E. Allender, American artist and feminist.

Where is the surname Allender most common?

Wikidata records people named Allender in the United States.

Is the surname Allender getting more or less common?

More common. 2,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,351 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Allender

A surname, carried by 2,351 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex A453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Allender is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,351 people named Allender in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,325 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,262.

#13,057

rank among US surnames

2,351

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,563)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,049	Atkin	2,353	131,214
#13,053	Class	2,352	131,269
#13,057	Vowell	2,351	131,325
#13,065	Crownover	2,350	131,381

Who is named Allender

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Allender identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Allenders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nina E. Allender
American artist and feminist, 1873–1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Allender

Allende

Allender has the Soundex code A453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A453.

Questions

How common is the surname Allender?: 2,351 people in the United States had the surname Allender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,325 Americans. It ranked 13,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Allender?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Allender identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Allender?: Nina E. Allender, American artist and feminist.
Where is the surname Allender most common?: Wikidata records people named Allender in the United States.
Is the surname Allender getting more or less common?: More common. 2,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,351 in 2010, up 3.9%.