Explore the Family Name Alen

The meaning of Alen

1. English: variant of Allen. 2. Flemish and Dutch: patronymic from Ale. 3. Galician (Alén): habitational name from one of the many places called Alén in Galicia (Spain), from Galician alén ‘beyond’.

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How common is the last name Alen in the United States?

The surname Alen has seen a decrease in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 42,217th and this rank slipped to 53,419th in 2010, marking a decline of 26.53%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 484 in 2000 to 387 in 2010, representing a decrease of 20.04%. Similarly, the proportion of people named Alen per 100,000 dropped by 27.78% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#53,419	-26.53%
Count	484	387	-20.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.13	-27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alen

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Alen, the Decennial U.S. Census data paints an interesting picture. The percentage of White individuals with this last name fell by 12.37% from 2000 to 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the percentage of Hispanic individuals bearing this surname, going up by 45.16%. The percentage of Black individuals with this surname slightly decreased by 7.92%. Notably, the surname made its appearance among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while the percentage of those categorized under "Two or more races" in 2000 disappeared completely in the 2010 census. As of both the 2000 and 2010 census periods, there were no American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals recorded with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.55%	47.8%	-12.37%
Hispanic	17.98%	26.1%	45.16%
Black	22.73%	20.93%	-7.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.84%	0%
Two or More Races	2.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%