McAllister
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
Proper noun
McAllister (countable and uncountable, plural McAllisters)
- A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McAllister is the 1197th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29544 individuals. McAllister is most common among White (78.29%) and Black/African American (16.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAllister”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.