Algar Surname
Approximately 4,632 people bear this surname
Algar Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Algar,' or 'Alfgar." In Domesday commonly found as Algar. It is also met with alone without surname attached in the Hundred Rolls. This surname is a familiar one as Algar in Norfolk.
Read More About This SurnameAlgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,456 | 1:32,110 | 3,242 |
| England | 1,295 | 1:43,026 | 5,477 |
| Philippines | 672 | 1:150,652 | 25,159 |
| United States | 262 | 1:1,383,431 | 95,756 |
| Canada | 247 | 1:149,172 | 15,241 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Turkey | 59 | 1:1,319,007 | 54,084 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 765 | 1:31,863 | 4,225 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Algar (206) may also be a first name.
Algar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Algar,' or 'Alfgar." In Domesday commonly found as Algar. It is also met with alone without surname attached in the Hundred Rolls. This surname is a familiar one as Algar in Norfolk. It is early found there both as a personal and a surname. Algar, although forgotten now, was evidently popular in its day and generation; compare the place-name Algersthorp, Norfolk.
Algar le Savener, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Elena fil. Algar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Ayelyine Algar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John Algar, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Alicia relicta Algor, Cambridgeshire ibid.
Eylgar de Berwe, Sussex, ibid.
Algar West, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter Algar, Somerset: Kirby's Quest.
Algar le Summertun, Norwich, c. 1160: History of Norfolk.
Algar de Flegg, Norfolk, temp. Henry II: ibid.
Roger Algor, Norfolk, c. 1300: ibid.
1767. Married — Charles Allger and Sarah Davis: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 OLD SPEAR.[Anglo-SaxonE)Aldgar —e)ald, old + gár, a spear].
2 Elf-Spear. [Anglo-Saxon Ælfgar-ælf, elf + gár).
3 Noble Spear. [A.Sax. Æelfgar-æðel-e, noble + gár].
(English) Descendant of Aldgar (old, spear), or Athelgar (noble, spear), or Aelfgar (elf, spear).
See Elgar. In the H.R the forms are Algar and Algor.
(Gaelic.) Noble.
From the Old Norse, Álf-geirr; from the Danish, Ellegaard; from the Flemish, Allegaert; from the Dutch, Algie, Allgäuer; in the Domesday Book, Algar, Ælfgar, Elfgar, Elgar; from the German, Allger; a personal name.
Algar Demographics
Algar Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Algar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Algar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Algar (Hindi: अलगर, Marathi: अलगर, Russian: Альгар) is found most frequently in Spain. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Algar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Algar is the 101,880th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,573,304 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Algar are found; 31 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Algar is also the 630,600th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 206 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 1,456 people, or 1 in 32,110. In Spain Algar is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 47 percent live, Catalonia, where 26 percent live and Madrid, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Spain Algar occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.
Algar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Algar has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Algar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Algar surname are 41.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.87% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Algar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.28% more than the national average, earning R 411,780 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.52% more than the national average, earning $30,538,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $38,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,266 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Algar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Algar in the Marathi language | ||
| अलगर | alagara | 86.81 |
| सागर | sagara | 2.2 |
| अलगराने | alagarane | 2.2 |
| सलगर | salagara | 2.2 |
| अगलर | agalara | 2.2 |
| गार | gara | 1.1 |
| Algar in the Hindi language | ||
| अलगर | alagara | 83.33 |
| अल्गर | algara | 16.67 |
| Algar in the Russian language | ||
| Альгар | algar | - |
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