ALLEN is ranked as the 29th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 547,792.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 171.8 people named ALLEN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 62% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ALLEN is
547,222, the rank is 32
and the proportion per 100k Americans named ALLEN is 171.77.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ALLEN is
70.2% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
25.1% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ALLEN have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ALLEN is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ALLEN
The state with the most people named
ALLEN is
Texas where
52,664 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ALLEN, as
291.3 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ALLEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
18,658
144.86
100.0%
Indiana
13,298
201.58
100.0%
Iowa
4,488
144.44
100.0%
Kansas
6,751
232.47
100.0%
Michigan
17,627
177.88
100.0%
Minnesota
5,062
92.76
100.0%
Missouri
8,722
291.3
99.9%
Nebraska
2,812
149.45
99.9%
North Dakota
474
64.16
99.4%
Ohio
19,878
171.45
100.0%
South Dakota
787
92.24
99.7%
Wisconsin
5,697
98.95
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name ALLEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,370
185.93
99.9%
Arizona
11,126
165.28
100.0%
California
47,241
121.75
100.0%
Colorado
8,448
157.74
100.0%
Hawaii
1,319
92.88
99.8%
Idaho
4,076
249.36
100.0%
Montana
1,702
166.3
99.9%
Nevada
4,246
149.57
99.9%
New Mexico
3,024
144.99
99.8%
Oregon
6,985
175.93
100.0%
Utah
8,190
278.31
100.0%
Washington
11,987
169.76
100.0%
Wyoming
1,240
212.31
99.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ALLEN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ALLEN as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ALLEN.
The most popular full name is James ALLEN.
2.02% of all the people named ALLEN
have this given name.
There are 8447 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ALLEN