How common is the surname Allman?

7,977 people in the United States had the surname Allman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,704 Americans. It ranked 4,447th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Allman?

Marshall Allman, American actor, followed by Gregg Allman.

Where is the surname Allman most common?

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

Is the surname Allman getting more or less common?

More common. 7,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,977 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Allman

A Norman surname, carried by 7,977 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Allman is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,977 people named Allman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,704 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,879.

#4,447

rank among US surnames

7,977

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,168)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,438	Tremblay	7,996	38,612
#4,439	Tanaka	7,994	38,622
#4,440	Sisco	7,993	38,627
#4,441	Hendrick	7,988	38,651
#4,442	Weed	7,987	38,656
#4,444	Vaca	7,982	38,680
#4,445	Magnuson	7,980	38,690

Who is named Allman

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

89% of people named Allman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Allmans

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marshall Allman
American actor, born 1984
Gregg Allman
American musician (1947–2017)
Duane Allman
American guitarist (1946–1971)
Valarie Allman
American discus thrower, born 1995
Eric Allman
American computer programmer, born 1955
Jamie Anne Allman
American actress, born 1977
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, born 1965
Elijah Blue Allman
American musician, born 1976

Notable Allmans come mostly from the United States (10) and Montenegro (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Allmand

Surnames that sound like Allman

Allman has the Soundex code A455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A455.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Allman come from?: English surname from Norman aleman (“German”). Compare French allemand (“German”).
How common is the surname Allman?: 7,977 people in the United States had the surname Allman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,704 Americans. It ranked 4,447th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Allman?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Allman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Allman?: Marshall Allman, American actor, followed by Gregg Allman.
Where is the surname Allman most common?: Wikidata records people named Allman in the United States and Montenegro.
Is the surname Allman getting more or less common?: More common. 7,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,977 in 2010, up 1.2%.
What are other spellings of Allman?: Allmand.