Last Name MCALLISTER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	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.

Origin	Jewish, Irish

Rank	1,122 (2000 US census)	1,090 (1990 US census)

Count	28,586 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

80.55%, or 23026 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.61%, or 4462 total occurrences, as black,
0.42%, or 120 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.46%, or 131 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 377 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.64%, or 469 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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