McAllen (surname)

McAllen
Family name
Meaning	Son of the little rock Son of harmony
Region of origin	Ireland, Scotland
Related names	Allen, Allan, Alan

McAllen is an Irish Gaelic surname, originating from "MacAllen" in Scotland. Historically, the name has migrated to Ireland, where the prefix of the name has been commonly transposed with "Mc". The first recorded arrivals to Ireland bearing this name came in the 15th century to County Donegal, with the arrival of Gallowglas military families to support the Irish nobility of the north.

McAllen is derivative of "Ó h-Ailín" or "Ailin", which in Irish and Scottish Gaelic means both "little rock" and "harmony", and with the Mc prefix meaning "son of". Variant spellings include McAlan, McAllan, etc.

The surname McAllen has hereditary connections with the popular surname . The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended from one Alanus de Buckenhall. The U.S. city of McAllen, Texas was named after Scottish-American businessman John B McAllen.

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