2,344 documented Allen ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
From the Celtic personal name Alan, spread widely through Britain after the Norman Conquest.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 2,328 Allen records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, Robert, Mary, William and James.
Of the 2,330 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is John Allen, born 1684.
Documented Allen families on this page come from History of Wapello County, Iowa, and representative citizens, History of Atchison County, Kansas (1916) and History of Harrison County, Iowa: its people, industries.
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Deceased Allen ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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From the Celtic personal name Alan, spread widely through Britain after the Norman Conquest.
The documented line here reaches back to 1684. Most Allen lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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