Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome". Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall. In Ireland, Allen is the Anglicization of the Gaelic name Ó h-Ailín. Allen is the 41st most common surname in England. Pages listing several people with the same name Albert Allen Alexander Allen Alfred Allen Andrew Allen Anita Allen Anthony Allen Arthur Allen Benjamin Allen Bernard Allen Bert Allen Bill Allen Brian Allen Bruce Allen Bryan Allen C. J. Allen Charles Allen Charlie Allen Chris Allen Christopher Allen Clarence Allen Cory Allen Craig Allen Damon Allen Dan Allen David Allen Denis Allen Dennis Allen Doug Allen Eddie Allen Edward Allen Elizabeth Allen Ernest Allen Ethan Allen Frances Allen Francis Allen Frank Allen Fred Allen George Allen Gordon Allen Graham Allen Greg Allen Harry Allen Harvey Allen Ian Allen Jack Allen James Allen Jason Allen Jerome Allen John Allen Joseph Allen Josh Allen Kate Allen Keith Allen Kenneth Allen Kevin Allen Laurie Allen Leslie Allen Malcolm Allen Marcus Allen Martin Allen Michael Allen Nancy Allen Nicholas Allen Oliver Allen Patrick Allen Paul Allen Percy Allen Peter Allen Philip Allen Ralph Allen Randy Allen Ray Allen Raymond Allen Rebecca Allen Reginald Allen Richard Allen Robert Allen Roderick Allen Rodney Allen Roger Allen Ronald Allen Russell Allen Ruth Allen Samuel Allen Sandra Allen Sarah Allen Steve Allen Terry Allen Thomas Allen Tommy Allen Tony Allen Will Allen William Allen Willie Allen A Abner P. Allen (1839–1905), American Medal of Honor recipient Angela Allen, English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case Alexander Viets Griswold Allen (1841–1908), American Episcopal theologian Ann Evelyn Allen, better known as Angela Stevens (1925–2016), American actress Anson Allen (1838–1880), American politician Arnold Allen (born 1994), English mixed martial arts fighter Arnold Allen (mathematician), American computer scientist Arthur Augustus Allen (1885–1964), American ornithologist Asa A. Allen (1911–1970), American Pentecostal evangelist and faith healer Ashley Allen (born 1968), American model and actress Austin Allen (born 1994), American baseball player B Barry Allen (1945–2020), Canadian rock musician and