Explore the Family Name Allinson

The meaning of Allinson

English (mainly Yorkshire): from the Old French and Middle English personal name Alain or Alan (see Allen) + the patronymic suffix -son.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Allinson saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 38,833 in 2000 to 37,442 in 2010, reflecting a change of 3.58%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by approximately 11.21%, from 535 people in 2000 to 595 in 2010. However, the proportion of Allinsons per 100k people remained constant at 0.2.

20002010Change
Rank#38,833#37,4423.58%
Count53559511.21%
Proportion per 100k0.20.20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Allinson

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Allinson surname identify as White. In 2000, this ethnic identity accounted for 96.07% of Allinsons, though this decreased slightly to 93.28% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up 0.93% of Allinsons in 2000, but this share decreased to 0.84% in 2010. Notably, the percentage of Allinsons identifying with two or more races nearly doubled from 1.31% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010. There was also a new emergence of Hispanic Allinsons, which comprised 2.52% of the total in 2010. The proportions of Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native Allinsons were all reported as zero in both years.

20002010Change
White96.07%93.28%-2.9%
Two or More Races1.31%2.52%92.37%
Hispanic0%2.52%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.93%0.84%-9.68%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%