McAllistar Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

McAllistar 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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McAllistar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McAllistar 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)

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
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McAllistar Demographics

Average McAllistar Salary in
United States

$13,578 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,158,213 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.27369E-6
Rank: 1,060,591 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
31.47%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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McAllistar Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAllistar is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McAllistar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name McAllistar is predominantly found in Europe, where 106 percent of McAllistar live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname McAllistar is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 131,788. In Northern Ireland McAllistar is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 67 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

McAllistar Last Name Statistics demography

McAllistar earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.53% less than the national average, earning $13,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAllistair9530/
McAllister9054,488/
McAlistair9012/
McCallister8610,614/
MacAllister862,611/
McKallister866/
Mackalistar864/
McAlliester860/
McAlister8419,875/
MacCallister8238/
MacAlistaire827/
Mac'allister822/
Macalllister821/
Mackallister821/
Macallistter821/
McCalister801,893/
MacAlister801,536/
McAllester80182/
McKalister8013/
MacLlister807/
Makalistar801/
McLister78268/
McCollister761,625/
McCallester7617/
Maccalister7611/
Makcalister761/
MacAilister761/
Makallister761/
MacAllester761/
MacKllister760/
MacOllister760/
McClister74405/
MacLister747/
McLaister743/
MacCollister7325/
Maccallester731/
Machellister731/
MacAlester7054/
Makalister7040/
MacClister701/
MacAluster701/
MacLisster701/
MacOlister700/
MacLitster700/
McLester67711/
MacKalester670/
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