Allen

Proper noun

 * 1) A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Timothy Field Allen (1837-1902).

Proper noun

 * 1)  derived from the given name Alan.
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Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Allen is the 33rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 482,607 individuals. Allen is most common among White (67.6%) and Black/African American (26.2%) individuals.

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
Named after the governor of the Visayas,. The town's name was changed from to  during the Spanish Occupation of the Philippines. It was renamed shortly as, in an effort of eradicating all traces of Anglo-Saxon influence in East Asia by the Japanese, during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.