Find out how popular the last name Allain is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Allain.

Allain, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Allain surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Allain in America

Allain is the 13646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Allain surname appeared 2,219 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Allain.

We can also compare 2010 data for Allain to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Allain

The surname ALLAIN originated in France, with records dating back to the 11th century. It is derived from the French personal name Alain or Allain, which itself comes from the ancient Germanic name Alo or Alan. These proto-Germanic roots meant "handsome" or "cheerful."

ALLAIN was most prevalent in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Brittany. In medieval records, it appears spelled in various ways such as Alen, Alein, Alin, and Alain. The name is found in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, recording landowners in England after the Norman conquest.

One of the earliest recorded bearers was Alain Fergent, Duke of Brittany, who lived from 937-952 AD. Another notable figure was Alain de Lille (c.1128-1202), a renowned theologian and poet. Jean Allain, born in 1537 in Normandy, was a pioneering French explorer who traveled to Canada.

Sir John Allaine (1470-1540) was an English knight and landowner from Cambridgeshire. Jacques Allain (1528-1591) was a French Calvinist theologian and religious writer from Normandy. Pierre Allain (1635-1705) was a French Baroque painter born in Normandy.

Jean-Jacques Allain (1768-1858) was a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. François Allain (1885-1969) was a French actor from Brittany who appeared in many popular films of his era. These examples illustrate the diverse contexts in which this surname appeared over several centuries across France, England, and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Allain

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Allain.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Allain was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Allain has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Allain was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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