How Many People Have the Last Name Alan?
people had the surname Alan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 208,333 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 8 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+51 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alan (64.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Alan ranks #15,316. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share fell from 19.2% to 15.7%, and the non-Hispanic White share rose from 60.8% to 64.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Alan grew from 1,372 people in 2000 to 1,423 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #18,551 to #19,114. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.51 to 0.48 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,372 | 1,423 |
| Rank | #18,551 | #19,114 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.51 | 0.48 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alan: A450
👤 Alan as a First Name
Alan is a first name too: about 270,327 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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