Alastair Forename
22,537th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 39,303 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland
Alastair Forename Definition:
ALASTER, ALISTAIR, ALISTEIR. Of this Scottish contraction of Alexander,—though few persons, using Alastair, think of its kingly original,—the first is the commonest form, the fourth the uncommonest, while Alistair is a mere variation of Alastair, and Alaster presumably the earliest.
Read More About This ForenameAlastair Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 16,859 | 1:3,298 | 451 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7,805 | 1:686 | 148 |
| Australia | - | 3,075 | 1:4,442 | 616 |
| New Zealand | - | 2,774 | 1:1,635 | 352 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,795 | 1:30,380 | 3,693 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1,638 | 1:1,125 | 226 |
| United States | 100% | 1,401 | 1:258,770 | 8,467 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,093 | 1:30,314 | 2,409 |
| Wales | 100% | 447 | 1:6,922 | 687 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Ireland | 100% | 180 | 1:25,797 | 1,131 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 150 | 1:112,681 | 5,530 |
| France | 100% | 136 | 1:488,752 | 5,327 |
| Thailand | 100% | 121 | 1:579,056 | 26,099 |
| Vanuatu | - | 106 | 1:2,470 | 570 |
| Philippines | 99% | 95 | 1:1,115,889 | 29,455 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 83 | 1:366,867 | 17,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 75 | 1:205,651 | 12,270 |
| Brazil | 100% | 65 | 1:3,295,941 | 59,155 |
| Singapore | 100% | 63 | 1:99,795 | 7,410 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 63 | 1:130,373 | 3,663 |
| Germany | 100% | 62 | 1:1,559,321 | 10,087 |
| Hong Kong | - | 50 | 1:155,054 | 3,086 |
| Guernsey | - | 47 | 1:1,347 | 252 |
| Jersey | - | 47 | 1:2,127 | 377 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Malta | - | 45 | 1:9,541 | 977 |
| Namibia | - | 36 | 1:66,783 | 3,675 |
| Norway | 100% | 30 | 1:171,078 | 4,535 |
| Sweden | 100% | 30 | 1:328,597 | 9,713 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 29 | 1:46,945 | 4,279 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Spain | - | 25 | 1:1,861,199 | 11,276 |
| China | - | 23 | 1:59,393,730 | 62,751 |
| Belgium | 100% | 21 | 1:547,145 | 8,531 |
| Jamaica | - | 21 | 1:137,297 | 5,200 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 20 | 1:3,065 | 627 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| India | 100% | 19 | 1:63,940,946 | 1,014,029 |
| Japan | - | 19 | 1:6,736,108 | 30,453 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 19 | 1:376,421 | 16,551 |
| Denmark | - | 18 | 1:313,861 | 5,872 |
| Estonia | 100% | 17 | 1:77,375 | 3,612 |
| Italy | 100% | 17 | 1:3,591,888 | 20,165 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Hungary | 100% | 14 | 1:699,412 | 2,334 |
| Austria | 100% | 13 | 1:654,939 | 5,517 |
| Chile | 100% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| Bermuda | - | 11 | 1:5,893 | 898 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 11 | 1:17,668,880 | 95,124 |
| Oman | - | 10 | 1:410,867 | 4,770 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Indonesia | - | 8 | 1:32,245,458 | 686,574 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Liberia | 100% | 6 | 1:735,344 | 18,173 |
| Mexico | 100% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 4 | 1:786 | 147 |
| Finland | - | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Gabon | 100% | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 4 | 1:21,256 | 352 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Nigeria | - | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Cambodia | - | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Uganda | - | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
Alastair Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ALASTER, ALISTAIR, ALISTEIR. Of this Scottish contraction of Alexander,—though few persons, using Alastair, think of its kingly original,—the first is the commonest form, the fourth the uncommonest, while Alistair is a mere variation of Alastair, and Alaster presumably the earliest. For its etymology, see Alexander.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Greek name, meaning: Avenger: unforgetting one.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
It is a Gaelic form of the name Alexander, meaning 'defender of men' or 'defending men'.
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