McAllester Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAllester 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.

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McAllester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

McAllester 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 Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic + Greek) Son of Alister or Alaster = Alexander, q.v. [Gaelic Alasdair]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

McAllester Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McAllester Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McAllester has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAllester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. McAllester occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of McAllester are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States McAllester is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

McAllester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McAllester has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McAllester last name rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAllester Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAllester surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

McAllester earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $49,094 USD per year.

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