Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 4/4/2021 by Jenkowelten Edited 5/2/2021 by Jenkowelten Meaning & History Either derived from the given name Alan or from the Old English word ætheling which were princes eligible to be king. The word ætheling was sometimes used as a given name