Show ContentsAllais History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Allais, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Allais, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Orleans. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Allais family

The surname Allais was first found in Orléanais, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Allais family

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Allais Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Allix, Alix, Allixat, Alixat, Allixant, Alixant, Allixand, Alixand, Allixan and many more.

Early Notables of the Allais family

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Allais Ranking

In France, the name Allais is the 1,947th most popular surname with an estimated 3,184 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Allais family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: François Alix dit la Rose, who settled in New Orleans with his wife and his daughter in 1726; François Alix, who arrived in New Orleans with his wife in 1727.


Contemporary Notables of the name Allais (post 1700) +

  • Émile Allais (1912-2012), French four-time gold and silver medalist alpine ski racer
  • Maurice Allais (1911-2010), French economist, Nobel Prize winner (1988)


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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