# Allman (surname)

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

A surname from Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,977 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,447 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,704 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (7,879 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Allmand |

## Etymology

English surname from Norman aleman (“German”). Compare French allemand (“German”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Allman 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Allman in the United States and Montenegro.

## People named Allman

- Marshall Allman, American actor
- Gregg Allman, American musician (1947–2017)
- Duane Allman, American guitarist (1946–1971)
- Valarie Allman, American discus thrower
- Eric Allman, American computer programmer
- Jamie Anne Allman, American actress
- Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer and songwriter (1924-2002)
- Quinn Allman, American guitarist (born 1982)
- Kyle Allman Jr., American basketball player (born 1997)
- Elizabeth S. Allman, American mathematician
- Elijah Blue Allman, American musician

## Similar surnames

Aleman, Alleman, Allmon, Almon, Alamin, Almanza, Almond, Almanzar, Allmond, Allemand, Almonte, Almendarez.

## 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.