McAlister (surname)

McAlister (surname)

McAlister is a northern Irish and Scottish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Alasdair, meaning "son of Alasdair". The personal name Alasdair is a Gaelic form of Alexander.[1][2]

People with the surname

References

  1. ^ "McAlister Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McAlister-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 20 June 2009. 
  2. ^ "McAllister Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McAllister-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 20 June 2009. 

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