Allen

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Allen is an English name and surname which means "little rock." Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall.

Allen may refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Other uses 4 See also

[edit] People

• Allen (surname)

[edit] Places

• In Argentina:
  • Allen, Río Negro

• In Ireland:
  • Allen, County Kildare

• In Northern Ireland:
  • Allen (townland), a townland in the parish of Desertcreat, County Tyrone

• In the Philippines:
  • Allen, Northern Samar

• In the United Kingdom:
  • Allen, Cornwall
  • River Allen, Dorset
  • River Allen, Northumberland

• In the United States:
  • Allen, Kansas
  • Allen, Kentucky
  • Allen, Michigan
  • Allen, Nebraska
  • Allen, New York
  • Allen County, Ohio
  • Allen, Oklahoma
  • Allen, South Dakota
  • Allen, Texas
  • Allen Township, several

[edit] Other uses

• Allen (Prison Break episode)
• Hurricane Allen, a hurricane in 1980
• Allen (1913 Automobile), an early American automobile
• Allen key, also known as Hex key, a type of screw hole
• Allen Army Air Field, in Alaska

[edit] See also

• Alan (disambiguation)
• Alen (disambiguation)
• Allan (disambiguation)
• Alleine
• Van Allen (disambiguation)