McAllister Surname

10,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,488 people bear this surname

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

McAllister 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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McAllister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States39,3621:9,2081,106
England6,3661:8,7521,268
Canada5,1051:7,2181,064
Scotland4,6521:1,151191
Northern Ireland3,5101:52671
Australia3,1291:8,6281,284
New Zealand7271:6,2291,046
South Africa5421:99,95912,125
Ireland4861:9,6891,296
Guyana3091:2,467450
Wales2411:12,8401,418
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Barbados651:4,422552
Jamaica611:47,0482,826
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Spain501:935,04135,950
Trinidad and Tobago491:27,8362,953
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Norway161:321,39331,311
Denmark151:376,31425,792
France141:4,744,480251,814
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
China101:136,732,1577,199
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71:16,094893
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Panama51:782,45211,059
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montserrat11:4,947471
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5321:2,892547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,6491:1,413261
England9001:27,0843,696
Wales151:104,5614,503
Isle of Man141:3,876418
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6561:7,545962

McAllister (97) may also be a first name.

McAllister 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

(Scottish) The son of Allister or Alistair, Scotch forms of Alexander (helper of mankind).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

McAllister Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAllister has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAllister? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,329th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 133,746 people. The last name McAllister occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of McAllister are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 97 people.

The last name McAllister is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 39,362 people, or 1 in 9,208. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

McAllister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAllister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McAllister last name expanded 591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 707 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 68 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,607 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAllister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McAllister surname is primarily Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAllister last name are 9.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.64% registered with the party.

The amount McAllister earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning 420,156 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.67% more than the national average, earning R 388,944 per year; in United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $51,104 CAD per year.

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