Allenby is a surname of English origin.
Surname Database: Allenby
/ref> Notable people with the surname include:
* Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), British Army field-marshal
** Named for the above:
**Allenby Street
Allenby Street ( he, רחוב אלנבי ''Rehov Alenbi'') is a major street in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was named in honor of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.
Allenby Street stretches from the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea c ...
, Tel Aviv, Israel
**Allenby Bridge
The Allenby Bridge (English name; he, גשר אלנבי ''Gesher Allenby''), known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge ( ar, جسر الملك حسين ''Jisr al-Malek Hussein''), and also called Al-Karameh Bridge by Palestinian Arab ...
between Jordan and West Bank.
** Allenby Square, name given in succession to two squares in Jerusalem
**''Allenby Camp'', site of a former British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
camp in Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
**''Allenby Garden'' in Beersheba
Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...
** ''Foch-Allenby'', neighborhood in Beirut Central District
The Beirut Central District (BCD) or ''Centre Ville'' is the historical and geographical core of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Also called downtown Beirut, it has been described the “vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative hu ...
** Allenby, British Columbia, Canada (adjacent Allenby Lake was named for the town, not Lord Allenby)
** Allenby Junior public school, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Braden Allenby (born 1950), American environmental scientist
* Cecil Allenby (1873–1932), English cricketer
*Dudley Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby
Lieutenant-Colonel Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby (8 January 1903 – 17 July 1984), was a British peer and soldier.
Background and education
The son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel (née Jaffray ...
(1903–1984), British soldier
*Jim Allenby
James Allenby (born 12 September 1982) is an Australian former professional cricketer who most recently played for Somerset. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Career
Allenby began playing senior cricket fo ...
(born 1982), Australian cricketer
*Kate Allenby
Katherine Fiona “Kate” Allenby MBE (born 16 March 1974) is a British modern pentathlete who competed in two Summer Olympics, taking the bronze medal at the 2000 Games and placing in 8th place in 2004. She has won medals at four World Cha ...
(born 1974), British modern pentathlete
*Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby
Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby (20 April 1931 – 3 October 2014), was a British politician and hereditary peer.
Early life
He was the great-nephew of Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, famed commander ...
(1931–2014), British soldier
*Nicholas Allenby
David Howard Nicholas Allenby SSM, (28 January 1909 – 28 February 1995) was an English clergyman in the Anglican Church and a member of the religious order the Society of the Sacred Mission. He held the position of Bishop of Kuching from 19 ...
SSM (1909-1995), Anglican bishop in Malaysia
*Peggy Allenby
Peggy Allenby (February 1, 1896 – March 23, 1966) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actress.
Early life
Allenby was born Eleanor Byrne Fox in New York City and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart. She entered theatrical ...
(1901–1966), American silent film, television and radio actress
*Robert Allenby
Robert Allenby (born 12 July 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.
Early years
Allenby was born on 12 July 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria. His father had emigrated to Australia from Leeds, UK as a young man.
Professional career
He turned p ...
(born 1971), Australian golfer
*Allenby Chilton
Allenby C. Chilton (16 September 1918 – 15 June 1996) was an English footballer.
Playing career
Chilton started his career with Seaham Colliery before joining Liverpool as an amateur in the summer of 1938, but he never played a senior game ...
(1918–1996), English footballer
* Allenby Beardsley, fictional character in Japanese anime television series ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam''
A common variant is "Allanby":
* Nick Allanby (born 1957), Australian cricketer
* Richard Allanby (born 1971), Australian cricketer
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Surnames of English origin