Allum Surname
Approximately 5,429 people bear this surname
Allum 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 SurnameAllum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,007 | 1:18,529 | 2,648 |
| United States | 825 | 1:439,344 | 37,782 |
| Australia | 406 | 1:66,492 | 7,929 |
| Canada | 340 | 1:108,369 | 11,636 |
| Norway | 215 | 1:23,918 | 3,143 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 166 | 1:8,217 | 1,190 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Nicaragua | 45 | 1:133,802 | 2,111 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,146 | 1:21,270 | 3,010 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 128 | 1:392,333 | 29,245 |
Allum (36) may also be a first name.
Allum 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.
(English) belonging to Allum or Alham: v. 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.
From Hallam; a location name in Derbyshire.
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.).
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Allum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Allum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Allum (Hindi: अल्लुम, Tibetan: ཨ་ལུམ།) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Allum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Allum is the 88,480th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,342,337 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Allum reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. Allum is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.
The last name Allum is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 3,007 people, or 1 in 18,529. In England Allum is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Suffolk, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England Allum is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Allum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Allum has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Allum last name rose 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 531 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Allum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Allum surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Allum surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Allum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.98% more than the national average, earning 501,734 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.23% more than the national average, earning R 463,944 per year; in United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $49,299 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Allum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Allum in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ལུམ། | alum | - |
| Allum in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्लुम | alluma | - |
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