Researching Thad Allen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 56572 people with the Allen surname? In that year Allen was ranked number 47 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thad means "Form of THADDEUS. Gift of God" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Thad Allen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thad Allen and the Allen Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 80639 people with the Allen surname in the UK? Allen is now ranked number 42 for popularity in the UK. |
Allen Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 604611 people with the Allen surname in the USA? Allen is ranked number 24 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Thad Allen
Thad Allen
Thad William Allen (born 16 January 1949) is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his widely praised performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006, and for his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on 25 May 2010.
Allen remained on active duty for 36 days after being succeeded as commandant while serving as Deepwater Horizon National Incident Commander. He officially retired from the U.S. Coast Guard on 30 June 2010, but continued to serve as National Incident Commander for an additional three months. He has worked as an Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton since November 2011.
Source: Thad Allen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Allen
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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