Definitions of Allen:

• noun:   a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
• noun:   United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
• noun:   United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
• name:  A surname (very common: 1 in 502 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #27)
• name:  A male given name (common: 1 in 574 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #114)
• name:  A female given name (rare: 1 in 50000 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3048)