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

Alling, 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 Alling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alling in America

Alling is the 20434th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alling surname appeared 1,300 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Alling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alling 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 Alling

The surname ALLING is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English word "alling," which means "meadow" or "pasture." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname given to someone who lived near or worked on a meadow or pasture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ALLING can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire, a census-like record compiled in 1273. In this document, a person named William Alling is mentioned as a resident of the village of Allington, which itself is derived from the same Old English word.

During the Middle Ages, the ALLING surname was predominantly found in the counties of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and Norfolk, where it was often associated with place names like Allington or Alling Green. In fact, there are several villages and hamlets across England that bear variations of this name, such as Allington in Wiltshire and Allington in Lincolnshire.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landholders in England, there is no direct mention of the surname ALLING. However, there are references to places like Allingeton and Alingetone, which may have been the ancestral homes of some early bearers of the ALLING name.

One notable figure with the surname ALLING was Sir Gervase Alling, a 16th-century English lawyer and Member of Parliament who was born around 1550 and died in 1618. Another was John Alling, a Puritan settler who arrived in New England in the 1630s and became one of the founders of the town of New Haven, Connecticut.

In the 17th century, the ALLING name also appeared in the records of the Virginia Company, which oversaw the colonization of Virginia. For example, a man named William Alling was listed as a settler in the Jamestown colony in 1624.

Other historical figures with the ALLING surname include Sarah Alling (1764-1846), an American Revolutionary War patriot, and Reverend James Alling (1758-1842), a Baptist minister and educator who was born in Connecticut and later moved to Ohio.

Overall, the surname ALLING has a long and rich history in England, dating back to the medieval period and potentially reflecting the occupation or location of its earliest bearers. While the name is not among the most common surnames, it has been carried by notable individuals across various fields over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alling

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

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 Alling 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 Alling 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 Alling was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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