McCallister Surname

48,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,614 people bear this surname

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

McCallister 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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McCallister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3891:34,8894,348
Northern Ireland2211:8,3491,401
England1691:329,69324,334
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2091:21,1962,428
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland191:197,0117,414

McCallister (14) may also be a first name.

McCallister 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

User-submitted Reference

(Scottish + Ulster-Scots + Greek) The son of Alexander in Scottish Gaelic.

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McCallister Last Name Facts

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

McCallister is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McCallister click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCallister? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCallister is the 48,571st most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 686,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of McCallister live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,389 people, or 1 in 34,889. In The United States McCallister is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

McCallister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCallister has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McCallister surname rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCallister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCallister surname are 9.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCallister earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $40,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,829 CAD per year.

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