How Common Is the Last Name Allen?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Allen today

534,354

Ranked #33 of 162,254 published surnames · 163.61 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 482,607 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

67.59%

Black

26.17%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.54%

Hispanic

2.47%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.