Allin
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/əˈɫɪn/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Allin is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Devon. variant of Allen .
- CACanada≈1 in 69K(inferred from the name graph)
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 110K
- USUnited States1 in 392K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 231 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 69K (inferred from the name graph)
848 people, 2010
Highest-authority source
Canada, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Main GB Location (1881): Devon. variant of Allen .
Sources 3
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nordic Names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Allin counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 848 | 1 in 392K | 855 | Allin | 231 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈600 est. | ≈1 in 110K | listed | Allin | 117 |
| CA Canada | ≈550 est. | ≈1 in 69K | — | Allin | 97 |
| FR France | ≈430 est. | ≈1 in 158K | 59 | — | 3 |
| PH Philippines | ≈210 est. | ≈1 in 532K | — | Allin | 17 |
| DK Denmark | 38 | 1 in 154K | 38 | — | 1 |
| GY Guyana | 3 | 1 in 250K | 3 | — | 1 |
848 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Allin is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Quechua, good, fine, okay, nice, right
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Finnish, genitive singular of alli
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronetb. 1612GBRoyal Navy admiral (1612-1685)
- Arthur Ivan Allinb. 1847DKDanish musician
- Roger Allinb. 1848USAmerican politician (1848–1936)
- Virginia Coigneyb. 1917USnot in their usual nameAmerican journalist (1917–1997)
- John Maury Allinb. 1921USbishop
- Merle Allinb. 1953USAmerican musician
- GG Allinb. 1956USAmerican punk rock musician (1956-1993)
- Rosena Allin-Khanb. 1977GBBritish politician and physician (born 1978)
- Pauline Allinb. 1995FRFrench cyclist
- Alex AllinFRFrench actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 39 sources across 24 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 213 | #31,941 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 53 | #31,941 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1982 | 9 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1923 | 8 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1991 | 7 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1939 | 7 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1935 | 7 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1918 | 7 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1998 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1978 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1944 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1920 | 6 | — |
Reference works 6
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Allin mean, and where does it come from?
- Main GB Location (1881): Devon. variant of Allen . Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames and The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and 1 other source.
- How do you pronounce Allin?
- A machine transcription gives /əˈɫɪn/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Allin have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 848 people named Allin, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled allin.
- How common is the name Allin?
- In the United States, the national register counted 848 people named Allin in 2010, about 1 in 392 thousand residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Allin”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.