Allenby is a surname of English origin.
Surname Database: Allenby
/ref> Notable people with the surname include:
*Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was a senior British Army officer and Imperial Governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and also in the First World War, in which he led th ...
(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 in the northwest to HaAliya Street in ...
, 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 Ara ...
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 Gur ...
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 h ...
** 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 (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 (1931–2014), British soldier
* Nicholas Allenby SSM (1909-1995), Anglican bishop in Malaysia
* Peggy Allenby (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 ...
(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
Nicholas John Allanby (born 24 August 1957) was an Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania
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(born 1957), Australian cricketer
*Richard Allanby
Richard Andrew Clifton Allanby (born 26 July 1971 in Hobart, Tasmania) is a former Australian cricketer who has played for Tasmania. Richard attended the Australian Cricket Academy in 1994 and toured to New Zealand with them in 1994/95. He ...
(born 1971), Australian cricketer
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Surnames of English origin