Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ALAN
There are approximately 5,574 people named Alan in the UK. That makes it the 1,876th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 88 are named Alan.
Region of origin
Europe
Country of origin
Unknown
Language of origin
Unknown
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
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The Alan surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Is thought by Julius Scaliger to signify a hound in the Sclavonian, and Chaucer uses Aland in the same sense.