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 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.
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