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Frequency: (513)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
English and Scottish: variant spelling of Allen. This is the usual spelling of the personal name in England and Scotland, but is infrequent as a surname.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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Mentioned in
Southwest Tapes: "Himadag"
(Visual Arts Film)
A Low, Guttural Tongue-Flapping Noise: Two and a Half Men (TV Episode)
(2004 Comedy TV Episode)
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