McAllen Surname
Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 827 | 1:438,282 | 37,694 |
| England | 321 | 1:173,577 | 15,862 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Northern Ireland | 54 | 1:34,167 | 3,366 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 195 | 1:22,717 | 2,540 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 67 | 1:363,811 | 22,769 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:1,922 | 321 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 343 | 1:146,410 | 13,670 |
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 last name McAllen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McAllen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 295,200th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,640,515 people. This last name 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. McAllen is also the 1,116,575th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 75 people.
The last name McAllen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 438,282. In The United States McAllen is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
McAllen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McAllen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 479 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McAllen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 54.94% registered to vote for 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.
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