McAlister is a northern Irish and Scottish

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. It is derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Mac Alasdair'', meaning "son of '' Alasdair''". The

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

Alasdair is a Gaelic form of '' Alexander''.

People with the surname

Barbara McAlister (diver) Barbara Ellen Talmage ( McAlister; born May 20, 1941) is an American diver. She won a gold medal in springboard diving at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Early l ...

( 1962), American diver * Barbara McAlister (mezzo-soprano) (born 1941), Cherokee-American mezzo-soprano opera singer *

Chris McAlister Christopher James McAlister (born June 14, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Ar ...

(born 1977), American football cornerback * Daniel McAlister (born 1978), Australian rules footballer *

Fred McAlister Fred Early McAlister Jr. (March 1, 1928 – November 23, 2008) was an American minor league baseball player and later a scout and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) who spent 63 years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. H ...

(1928–2008), American baseball player * Hill McAlister (1875–1959), American politician *

Jim McAlister (American soccer) Jimmy McAlister (born May 4, 1957) is a U.S. soccer defender during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the 1977 NASL Rookie of the Year and earned six caps with the U.S. national team. Player Professional McAlister was born in Seattle where he a ...

(born 1957), American soccer defender * Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer) (born 1985), Scottish footballer *

John McAlister John McAlister, KC (July 27, 1842 – November 4, 1918) was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was b ...

(1842–1918), Canadian politician * Ken McAlister (born 1960), American football player *

Luke McAlister Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half and at centre. He is the brother of New Zealand women's sevens player Kayla McAlister and son of rugby league footballer Char ...

(born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Mary McAlister (1896–1976), Scottish nurse *

Peter McAlister Peter Alexander McAlister (11 July 1869 – 10 May 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1904 to 1909. His undemocratic appointment as vice-captain-cum-treasurer of the Australian cricket team in England in 190 ...

(1869–1938), Australian cricketer *

Michael McAlister Michael J. McAlister is a special effects artist. He has been nominated on at least eleven occasions for special or visual effects awards and has won at least three of such awards: an Oscar, a BAFTA and an Emmy. Awards * 1985: won an Academy ...

(born 1976), NOAA Hurricane Hunters *

Walter Robert McAlister Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(1931–1993), Canadian minister

Fictional characters

* McKeyla McAlister, from the Netflix original series '' Project Mc²'' *John Peter McAlister, Korean War Veteran and ninja master, from the NBC show, ''

The Master (American TV series) ''The Master'' is an American action-adventure television series which aired on NBC, from January to August 1984. Created by Michael Sloan, the series focuses on the adventures of John Peter McAllister (Lee Van Cleef), an aging ninja master, an ...

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People with the surname

Fictional characters

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