MacAllester Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
MacAllester Surname Definition:
MACALASTER, Macalester, Macalister, Macallaster, Macaluster, Maccalister: G MacAlasdair, 'son of Alexander,' which see. Ranald Makalestyr, who obtained a lease of lands in Arran, 1455, is afterwards referred to as Ranald Alexandri, Reginald McAlestir (or McAlestere, or McAlestre) (ER.
Read More About This SurnameMacAllester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
MacAllester (4) may also be a first name.
MacAllester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACALASTER, Macalester, Macalister, Macallaster, Macaluster, Maccalister: G MacAlasdair, 'son of Alexander,' which see. Ranald Makalestyr, who obtained a lease of lands in Arran, 1455, is afterwards referred to as Ranald Alexandri, Reginald McAlestir (or McAlestere, or McAlestre) (ER., VI, p. 45, 47,328—329,419). Alexander Makalester appears in the Black Isle, 1500 (Rose, p. 169). John Makalester had a precept of remission in 1542 (RSS., II, 4454). Africk McQuhollastar is mentioned in a charter of wadset, 1571 (Scrymgeour Family Docs., p. 71), and Angus McAlester was a follower of Murdow McCloyd in the attack on the galley of the laird of Balcomie, 1600 (RPC., XIV. p. cxxiii). Ferquhar Mackallister in Dunzean Croy, 1603 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 6). In 1614 the earl of Dunfermline described one Ihone dow Mcalaster as "the greatest limmer and brokin man in all the north" (HP., III, p. 172). Mac 'Ic Alasdair is the patronymic of the chief of Glengarry. McAlestare 1540, Makaiester 1506, Makeallyster 1585, Makallastair 1576, M'Allester 1632, M'Alstar 1548, McAllestyr 1519, Mcillaistrie 1569, Makallestir 1524, McCalister 1682, McCallaster 1686; McAllestar, McAllestair, McAlestar.
The son of Alister, the Gaelic, for Alexander. Callester, in the Welsh, signifies a flint, figuratively, an invincible man. Galluster, in Cornish-British, expresses might, power.
MACALASTER: Traced by the MS. of 1450 to Alaster, a son of Angus Mor, Lord of the Isles, A.D. 1284. Alaster is a Gaelic form of Alexander. Skene. B.L.G.
MacAllester Demographics
MacAllester Religious Adherence
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MacAllester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacAllester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacAllester occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name MacAllester? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname MacAllester is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of MacAllester reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. MacAllester is also the 6,192,526th most common first name internationally, held by 4 people.
The last name MacAllester is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 100 percent are found.
MacAllester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of MacAllester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacAllester surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
MacAllester Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the MacAllester last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maccallester | 96 | 1 | / |
| McAllester | 95 | 182 | / |
| MacAlester | 95 | 54 | / |
| MacAllster | 95 | 4 | / |
| MacAllister | 91 | 2,611 | / |
| MacAllaster | 91 | 23 | / |
| McCallester | 91 | 17 | / |
| MacKalester | 91 | 0 | / |
| McAlliester | 91 | 0 | / |
| MacAlster | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacCallister | 87 | 38 | / |
| Mac'allister | 87 | 2 | / |
| Macalllister | 87 | 1 | / |
| Mackallister | 87 | 1 | / |
| Macallistter | 87 | 1 | / |
| MacCallaster | 87 | 0 | / |
| McAllister | 86 | 54,488 | / |
| MacAlister | 86 | 1,536 | / |
| Macalaster | 86 | 34 | / |
| MacAlliste | 86 | 3 | / |
| Makalester | 86 | 1 | / |
| McAlster | 84 | 19 | / |
| McCallister | 82 | 10,614 | / |
| Maccalister | 82 | 11 | / |
| McKallister | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mecallister | 82 | 4 | / |
| Makallister | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacAilister | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makcalister | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacOllister | 82 | 0 | / |
| McAlister | 80 | 19,875 | / |
| McAlliste | 80 | 13 | / |
| McCalster | 80 | 2 | / |
| Macaliter | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacCollister | 78 | 25 | / |
| Macaulysther | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCalister | 76 | 1,893 | / |
| Makalister | 76 | 40 | / |
| McAllistar | 76 | 18 | / |
| McCalliste | 76 | 16 | / |
| McKalister | 76 | 13 | / |
| MacOlliter | 76 | 0 | / |
| MacOlister | 76 | 0 | / |
| Matsaliesther | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makalete | 74 | 1 | / |
| McCollister | 73 | 1,625 | / |
| McAllistair | 73 | 30 | / |
| MacColliste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhakkallysther | 72 | 1 | / |
| MacAlistaire | 70 | 7 | / |
| McAllista | 70 | 2 | / |
| Macaledta | 70 | 1 | / |
| McAlistair | 67 | 12 | / |
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