McAllen Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

McAllen Surname User-submission:

McAllen is an Irish Gaelic surname, possibly originating in Scotland from MacAllen. Historically the name has migrated to Ireland, where the prefix of the name has been commonly transposed with Mc. The first recorded arrivals to Ireland bearing this name came in the fifteenth century to County Donegal, with the arrival of gallowglass military families to support the Irish nobility of the north.

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McAllen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:438,28237,694
England3211:173,57715,862
Canada931:396,18935,081
Australia741:364,80730,412
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Scotland361:148,7178,826
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales101:309,45316,869
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1951:22,7172,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Jersey271:1,922321
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:146,41013,670

McAllen (75) may also be a first name.

McAllen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

McAllen is an Irish Gaelic surname, possibly originating in Scotland from MacAllen. Historically the name has migrated to Ireland, where the prefix of the name has been commonly transposed with Mc. The first recorded arrivals to Ireland bearing this name came in the fifteenth century to County Donegal, with the arrival of gallowglass military families to support the Irish nobility of the north.

McAllen is sometimes a derivative of Ó h-Ailín or Ailin, which in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both 'little rock' and 'harmony' and with the Mc prefix meaning 'son of'. Variant spellings include McAlan, McAllan, etc.

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McAllen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McAllen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McAllen is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAllen? popularity and diffusion

McAllen is the 295,200th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. The last name McAllen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of McAllen reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 438,282. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

McAllen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAllen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McAllen surname increased 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 479 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 79 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAllen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McAllen last name is primarily Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McAllen last name are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.94% registered with the party.

The amount McAllen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.12% more than the national average, earning R 380,496 per year; in United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $51,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCallen93677/
Macallen9351/
McKallen9318/
McAlleen930/
McLlen922/
MacCallen887/
Macalleng881/
McAllan86949/
McEllen86129/
Macalen8627/
McUllen8616/
McAllin8614/
McLlean8614/
MacAlln861/
MacLlen860/
McAlien860/
McLen8388/
McCullen803,086/
Macallin802,511/
McCallan80455/
McKillen80407/
McCallin80257/
Magcalen8067/
McKellen8064/
Macaleng8064/
Mocaleng8035/
McCollen805/
MacEllen804/
Makellen802/
Macaalen801/
Makyllen801/
McKallan800/
McHullen800/
MacCalen800/
MacKalen800/
McLean77115,700/
McClen77110/
Maclen7791/
McLein7738/
McLeen7719/
Maklen779/
McLenn778/
McAlan777/
McLene777/
McLien777/
McLlin774/
McKlen771/
Moclen770/
Macalling75321/
Magcaleng75147/
Macasleng751/
Macalienė751/
MacKillen751/
Makkillen751/
Macallion751/
Mokalleng751/
MacKellen750/
Macalin7121,957/
McClean717,422/
McEllin71184/
MacKlen71171/
McLeane7191/
McKlein7162/
Mcclenn7145/
McKlean7139/
Makalen7129/
McClein7122/
Makloen7122/
MacCallion7118/
McEllan7113/
Macleen7112/
Maclene719/
McCleen717/
Mckleen716/
Macalem715/
Mckalin713/
McLeann713/
Mocalin713/
MacQuillen712/
MacLoen712/
Mcailin712/
Mocklen711/
MacLien711/
MacLlin711/
McClien711/
McClene711/
Macalng711/
Maklien711/
Maykeillen711/
Macolen711/
McKlenn710/
McColen710/
McAlain710/
McIlean710/
Maklene710/
Mocllin710/
Mocellin675,350/
McLin673,024/
McCollin67757/
McCullin67447/
Macaalin67319/
Macaling67269/
Macaslin6799/
McKellin6763/
McCullan6755/
McKellan6753/
McAlaine6737/
MacEllin6724/
Maqaleng6720/
McLan6718/
MacCluen6717/
Macalina6713/
Macalind6710/
Macalion678/
Mackleen676/
Mascalin674/
Makkleun674/
Makkluen674/
McKaylin673/
Makaulen673/
Mocealin672/
Macealin672/
McCleann672/
Maccalin672/
Mocalina672/
Macaulin672/
MacKlene671/
MacCleen671/
MacGalin671/
Makallin671/
Mocillin671/
Macaslng671/
Macellyn671/
Macaalng671/
MacIllin671/
Maclling671/
Maacalin671/
Mmacalin671/
Macallim671/
Macclene671/
Maccloen671/
Macklien671/
Mackloen671/
Makhalen671/
Mokalent671/
Maiquiellen671/
Macollem671/
Macollin671/
MacAlynn670/
MacAtlin670/
MacKalin670/

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