McAlister Family

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About the McAlister surname

The surname McAlister is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McAlister belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-séa-lis-té/ɛmsealiste/

Most frequent given names among the McAlister family

Men

  1. 1John49
  2. 2James23
  3. 3William20
  4. 4Alexander12
  5. 5Charles11

Women

  1. 1Mary36
  2. 2Élizabeth17
  3. 3Sarah13
  4. 4Jane12
  5. 5Catherine11
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The McAlister name in our genealogy archives

689occurrences in our collections
7collections containing this name
18 101881 → 1901people enumerated
1818First mention of the name
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