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Where Does The Last Name McAlester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname McAlester is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McAlester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

McAlester is the 897,852^nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McAlester live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357^th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname McAlester is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States McAlester is most numerous in: Oklahoma, where 32 percent live, Texas, where 31 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 8 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.

McAlester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of McAlester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McAlester surname increased 107 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 51 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAlester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McAlester surname is predominantly Catholic (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAlester last name are 23.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.49% registered to vote for the political party.

McAlester earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $38,350 USD per year.