Mcalester

Mcalester Meaning & Origin

About Mcalester
The surname McAlester is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Alasdair, meaning "son of Alasdair." Alasdair is the Scottish form of the name Alexander, which is derived from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "defender of men." Therefore, the surname McAlester can be interpreted as "son of the defender of men."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcalester is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mcalester: 166
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 107,134
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcalester based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKLSTR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M20402306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K AE1 L AH0 S T ER0
🌐 IPA
/mcalester*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKLSTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M242

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcalester in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcalester in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcalester in braille

How to sign the name Mcalester using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcalester using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcalester in sign language

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