Allan

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Allan

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Allan comes from Alan, the name of a Germanic tribe. It may mean “Peace,” “Rock,” “Handsome,” or “Hound.”

History:
Alan was the name of an early Breton saint (the Bishop of Quimper). It did spread to England, however, until after 1066. Two of William the Conqueror’s most important supporters were Alain Fergéant, the Count of Brittany, and Alain le Roux, the Earl of Richmond. From the 14th to 16th centuries it was spelled Aleyn. Alan, Allen and Allan (alternate forms based on the surname) have remained in steady use.
Please see Alan for more information.

Pronunciation: AL-ann.

Diminutives: All.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Allan Ramsay (1686-1758)
Scottish poet.
Allan Ramsay (1713-1784)
Scottish painter.
Allan Cunningham (1784-1842)
Scottish poet.
Allan C. Houser (1914-1994)
American sculptor.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
Allan Nevins (1890-1971)
American historian.

Miscellaneous:
Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884)
American detective.
Allan Robert Border (1955-)
Australian cricketer.

Political Figures:
Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912)
British Indian administrator.
Allan Boesak (1946-)
South African opponent of apartheid.

Scientists:
Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924-1998)
South African-American physicist. Co-winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
Allan Rex Sandage (1926-)
American astronomer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.061 % named Allan

Popularity of Allan:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 287th most popular.
1910-1920: 282nd most popular.
1920-1930: 216th most popular.
1930-1940: 152nd most popular.
1940-1950: 147th most popular.
1950-1960: 172nd most popular.
1960-1970: 229th most popular.
1970-1980: 331st most popular.
1980-1990: 328th most popular.
1990: 386th most popular.
1991: 379th most popular.
1992: 386th most popular.
1993: 394th most popular.
1994: 423rd most popular.
1995: 426th most popular.
1996: 470th most popular.
1997: 445th most popular.
1998: 456th most popular.
1999: 442nd most popular.
2000: 477th most popular.
2001: 469th most popular.
2002: 467th most popular.
2003: 404th most popular.

In France...
1900-1980: N/A
1988: 164th most popular.
1990: 123rd most popular.
2000: 54th most popular.