Allum Surname

88,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

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.

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Allum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0071:18,5292,648
United States8251:439,34437,782
Australia4061:66,4927,929
Canada3401:108,36911,636
Norway2151:23,9183,143
Trinidad and Tobago1661:8,2171,190
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Scotland691:77,5925,787
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Nicaragua451:133,8022,111
Wales331:93,7747,567
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
India201:38,353,269431,471
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Greece151:738,65380,079
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1461:21,2703,010
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A curtailed form of Maccallum through the form Macallum.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Allum or Alham: v. Allam.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Hallam; a location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hallum912,931/
Alloum91174/
Allume9163/
Gallum916/
Allium916/
Ayllum913/
Allaum911/
Eallum910/
Allumn910/
Alum8932,584/
Halloum831,418/
Allaume83317/
Galloum836/
Hallaum833/
Alloume833/
Allusme833/
Alliaum832/
Gallium832/
Gaillum831/
Hallume831/
Allumth831/
Asillum831/
Hallium830/
Allumne830/
Halum80738/
Alume80318/
Aloum80310/
Allom80284/
Ealum80275/
Aslum80244/
Ahlum80166/
Galum80154/
Allun80150/
Ellum8096/
Aulum8093/
Algum8061/
Aalum8052/
Ollum8050/
Alium8036/
Aylum8016/
Ajlum8011/
Aluim807/
Alaum806/
Aluum804/
Alumn804/
Ailum802/
Alhum801/
Alumd801/
Alliaume77846/
Aillaume7721/
Alloun732,144/
Hellum731,308/
Alluin73496/
Hallom73317/
Haloum73299/
Gallun73291/
Aloume73274/
Haslum73185/
Allung73172/
Hollum73148/
Alluyn73108/
Asloum7389/
Gollum7369/
Alaume7355/
Galgum7352/
Alliun7351/
Alusme7350/
Allaun7340/
Alumhe7321/
Galoum7317/
Gaylum7312/
Halume7311/
Alhoum7311/
Ailoum739/
Algoum738/
Allund737/
Haulum736/
Gailum735/
Hallun735/
Ellium735/
Alumne735/
Galium734/
Ayllom734/
Galhum734/
Alloom734/
Alleun732/
Aallun732/
Aslaum732/
Halium732/
Halgum731/
Aailum731/
Allune731/
Aliume731/
Alyume731/
Gaulum731/
Hailum731/
Allyun731/
Aleume731/
Alyaum731/
Ayllun731/
Alutem731/
Ahloum731/
Allusn730/
Ahluum730/
Halumd730/
Allunt730/
Haleum730/
Aullom730/
Hassellum711/
Alom67275,954/
Olum678,852/
Elum673,792/
Alloune673,710/
Galhoum671,918/
Halluin671,382/
Alun671,130/
Halgoum67965/
Gallaun67279/
Hailume67266/
Halloun67126/
Hallund67114/
Allaund6795/
Ahloume6771/
Hallung6756/
Ahllund6731/
Aliaume6730/
Galluhn6719/
Alausim6718/
Alumova6714/
Aychillhum676/
Galloun676/
Hollumn675/
Alluine675/
Hallaun674/
Hellium673/
Helloum673/
Alhoume673/
Haloume672/
Alúm672/
Helluim671/
Allhlun671/
Galluin671/
Hatloum671/
Halliun671/
Halaume671/
Halhoum671/
Golloum671/
Aloumne671/
Alloung671/
Alluten671/
Aliooum671/
Acellun671/
Ayloume671/
Aslloun671/
Aullaun670/
Heaslum670/

Allum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Allum in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ལུམ།alum-
Allum in the Hindi language
अल्लुमalluma-

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Allum Reference & Research

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