Alan (surname) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The surname Alan is a variant spelling of Allan and Allen. According to one source, Alan is a variant of the English surname Allain.[1] There is also the given name of Alan. A. J. Alan, English magician, intelligence officer, short story writer and radio broadcaster Ahmad Alan, Palestinian footballer Ali Rıza Alan, Turkish wrestler Buddy Alan, American country musician Chad Alan, American vocalist and bass guitarist Engin Alan, Turkish general Hervey Alan, English operatic bass and voice teacher John Alan, English-born statesman in Ireland Jordan Alan, American film director-producer and television-commercial director Joshua Alan, American singer-songwriter and musician Lori Alan, American actress and voice actress Magic Matt Alan, American radio personality Mark Alan, American actor and film producer Matthew Alan, American actor Michael Alan, artist of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, video and performances Paul Alan, singer and songwriter Ray Alan, English ventriloquist and television entertainer Scott Alan, American songwriter Steven Alan, American fashion designer See also Allan (surname), people with surname Allan Allen (surname), people with surname Allen Alan (given name), people with given name Alan FitzAlan, a Breton and then English surname References ↑ Reaney, Percy H. (Percy Hide) (1997). A dictionary of English surnames. Internet Archive. Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860092-3. Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Alan. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Related Articles