How Many People Have the Last Name Allen?
people had the surname Allen in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 611 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+19,239 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Allen (67.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 26.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Allen ranks #20. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70.2% to 67.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Allen grew from 463,368 people in 2000 to 482,607 in 2010 (up 4.2%), and its rank fell from #32 to #33. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 171.77 to 163.61 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 463,368 | 482,607 |
| Rank | #32 | #33 |
| Per 100,000 people | 171.77 | 163.61 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Allen
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Allen: A450
👤 Allen as a First Name
Allen is a first name too: about 166,340 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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