Allom Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Allom Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hallam,' i.e. Upper Hallam, a scattered township in the old parish of Sheffield; compare Hallamshire (v. Hampshire).
Willelmus de Hallom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Elena de Hallum, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameAllom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Allom (23) may also be a first name.
Allom Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hallam,' i.e. Upper Hallam, a scattered township in the old parish of Sheffield; compare Hallamshire (v. Hampshire).
Willelmus de Hallom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Elena de Hallum, 1379: ibid.
1588-9. Thomas Hallom, corawattter, and Bridget Michell: Marriage Lic. (London).
1735. Married — William Hallam and Jane Griffin: St. Geo Han. Sq.
1767. — Thomas Hallum and Elizabeth Bingham: ibid.
A curtailed form of Maccallum through the form Macallum.
Probably a late introduction from England. Janet Hallam in the Carse of Twynholm, 1758 (Kirkcudbright). From Upper Hallam, a township in the old parish of Sheffield.
V. Allum, Allam.
There are parishes so called in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and that part of the West Biding of the latter county which contains the parishes of Sheffield and Ecclesfield is known as Hallamshire.
From Hall, Welsh, salt, and ham, a house or village, from its manufacture in that place, or being situated near the salt water. It may be derived from Hal or Hayle, a moor, and ham,—the house on the moor. Halham, the house on the hill, from Hal, Cornish British, a hill.
Hallam, which is a common place - name in the West Riding of Yorkshire and in Derbyshire, is a surname also well represented on the Derbyshire border in the vicinity of Sheffield. Humphrey Hallam was a freeholder of Blyth, Notts, in 1698 (Harl.).
Allom Demographics
Average Allom Salary in
England
£16,844
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Allom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Allom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Allom (Hindi: अल्लोम) is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Allom.
How Common Is The Last Name Allom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Allom is the 928,396th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Allom live; 54 percent live in Australasia and 54 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Allom is also the 2,239,265th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
Allom is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 201,460. In Australia Allom is most common in: Queensland, where 79 percent live, New South Wales, where 19 percent live and Tasmania, where 1 percent live. Besides Australia it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Allom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Allom has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Allom last name rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Allom Last Name Statistics demography
Allom earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.77% less than the national average, earning R 121,740 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Allom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Allom in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्लोम | alloma | - |
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