McAilster Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
McAilster 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 SurnameMcAilster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
McAilster 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.
McAilster Demographics
Average McAilster Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McAilster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McAilster Come From? nationality or country of origin
McAilster is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McAilster? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McAilster are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname McAilster is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 17 percent are found, Idaho, where 17 percent are found and North Carolina, where 17 percent are found.
McAilster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McAilster surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
McAilster earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAllster | 89 | 17 | / |
| McAilstre | 89 | 1 | / |
| McKalster | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCalester | 84 | 101 | / |
| McCallster | 84 | 5 | / |
| McKalester | 84 | 1 | / |
| McAelester | 84 | 1 | / |
| McCilester | 84 | 1 | / |
| McCaalster | 84 | 0 | / |
| McAlsted | 82 | 0 | / |
| McKalste | 82 | 0 | / |
| McAlstir | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCaulester | 80 | 0 | / |
| McElester | 78 | 1 | / |
| McAlleste | 78 | 0 | / |
| McAlestir | 78 | 0 | / |
| McAllestair | 70 | 4 | / |
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