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

Places

• In Argentina:
  • Allen, Río Negro

• In Ireland:
  • Allen, County Kildare

• In Northern Ireland:
  • Allen, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

• In the Philippines:
  • Allen, Northern Samar

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

• In the United States:
  • Allen, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama
  • 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, West Virginia
  • 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, an alternative title given to the eight season of Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Allens (confectionery), Australian brand of confectionary
• Allens (law firm), Australian law firm formerly known as Allens Arthur Robinson
• Allen's, a burger joint from Georgia, USA
• Allen & Company LLC is a small, privately held investment bank

See also

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