Algie ( ) is a family name, originating from Jacobo Algeo, from
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
in 1420. He travelled to
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
in 1453. Many Scottish Algeos descended from him later changed the name to Algie approximately six generations later, while others later changed their surname once again to
Elgee. Some Elgees migrated to Ireland, while others eventually migrated to the United States and Canada from Scotland and Ireland.
People
Surname
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Algie (surname)
First name
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Algie Eggertsen Ballif (1896–1984), educational leader and politician in Utah
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Algie Howell (born 1938), American politician
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Algie Martin Simons (1870–1950), American socialist journalist, newspaper editor and political activist
Nickname
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Algernon Gissing (1860–1937), English writer and novelist
* Algernon
Algie McBride (1869–1956), American baseball player
* Algernon
Algie Rainbow (1885–1969), New Zealand accountant, company director and local politician
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Algernon Stanley Smith Algernon “Algie” Stanley Smith (14 February 1890 – 28 July 1978) was a British Protestant Christians, Christian missionary in Uganda and Ruanda.
Personal life Early life
Algernon Charles “Algie” Stanley Smith was born on 14 February 189 ...
(1890–1978), British Protestant Christian missionary in Uganda and Ruanda
Fictional characters
* the title character of ''
Algie the Miner'', a 1912 film
* the protagonist of ''
Algie's Romance'', a 1918 Australian film
References
External links
Genealogy forum for the family name
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Hypocorisms