Allen

Allen is a Scottish name and surname which means "handsome". 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:

People

• Allen (name) - includes list of people with surname Allen

Taxonomy

Allen as a taxonomical authority may refer to:

• Joel Asaph Allen (1838–1921), ornithologist
• Glover Morrill Allen (1879–1942), mammalogist
• Gerald R. Allen (born 1942), ichthyologist

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, California
  • Allen, Kansas
  • Allen, Kentucky
  • Allen, Louisiana
  • Allen, Maryland
  • Allen, Michigan
  • Allen, Nebraska
  • Allen, New York
  • Allen County, Ohio
  • Allen, Oklahoma
  • Allen, South Dakota
  • Allen, Texas
  • Allen Township (disambiguation), several
  • Allen County (disambiguation), several
  • Allen's, a hamburger joint in Athens, Georgia

Other uses

• Allen (Prison Break), episode of the TV series Prison Break
• Hurricane Allen, hurricane in 1980
• Allen (1913 Automobile), early American automobile
• Allen (brand), brand of tools notably hex keys
• Allen key, Allen wrench , or Hex key, type of hand tool
• Allen Army Air Field, in Alaska
• "Allen" (broken down as "Allen Part 1" and "Allen Part 2"), two episodes of the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1

See also

• Alan (disambiguation)
• Alen (given name)
• Allan (disambiguation)
• Allyn (disambiguation)
• Alleyn
• Alleine
• Van Allen (disambiguation)