Alger Surname
Approximately 14,064 people bear this surname
Alger 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 SurnameAlger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,139 | 1:44,534 | 5,451 |
| Algeria | 2,190 | 1:17,640 | 3,229 |
| France | 1,108 | 1:59,948 | 8,086 |
| England | 989 | 1:56,338 | 6,819 |
| Canada | 518 | 1:71,130 | 8,121 |
| Philippines | 514 | 1:196,962 | 31,189 |
| Australia | 180 | 1:149,976 | 15,919 |
| Germany | 89 | 1:904,556 | 64,175 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Honduras | 29 | 1:304,015 | 2,705 |
| El Salvador | 22 | 1:288,359 | 2,375 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 660 | 1:36,932 | 4,785 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,952 | 1:25,727 | 3,169 |
The alternate forms: Algér (2) are calculated separately.
Alger (3,703) may also be a first name.
Alger 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.
Alger Demographics
Average Alger Salary in
United States
$44,633 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alger (Georgian: ალგერ, Marathi: गेर, Russian: Алгер) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as: Algér. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alger? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 37,432nd most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 518,170 people. The last name Alger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Alger live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 115,867th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 3,703 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,139 people, or 1 in 44,534. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 5 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Utah, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Alger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alger last name expanded 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alger surname are 16.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.69% registered with the party.
The amount Alger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.51% more than the national average, earning R 621,444 per year; in United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $48,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alger in the Georgian language | ||
| ალგერ | alger | - |
| Alger in the Marathi language | ||
| गेर | gera | - |
| Alger in the Russian language | ||
| Алгер | alger | - |
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