6-586: McAllister may refer to: People [ edit ] McAllister (surname) Clan MacAlister , Highland Scottish Clan and a branch of Clan Donald Justice McAllister (disambiguation) Places [ edit ] McAllister, Montana McAllister, Wisconsin Fort McAllister Fort McAllister Historic State Park Others [ edit ] Moving McAllister , film Topics referred to by
12-542: Is derived from the personal name Alexander and is believed to have been introduced to Scotland by Queen Margaret, wife of King Malcolm Canmore (1057-1093), from the Hungarian Court, where she was raised. Some McAllisters later moved to Ulster as gallowglasses (from Irish: Gallóglaigh meaning foreign warriors) on a seasonal basis at the invitation of the MacDonnells. In Ireland today, the greatest numbers of
18-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages McAllister (surname) McAllister is a surname from Scotland and Ireland that originates from the Gaelic name Mac Alasdair, meaning son of Alasdair. Alasdair is the Gaelic form of the first name Alexander. The McAllisters for the greater part owe their ancestry to the Scottish Clan Donald . The name
24-612: The MacDonalds, the MacAllisters were seen as "uncivilised Gaels" and were not considered appropriate candidates for the Ulster Plantations therefore, are not among the group now known as Ulster-Scots (or Scotch-Irish). The McAllister surname has many different spellings due to immigration. Some of the common spellings are It is agreed upon that all bearers of the 'McAllister' surname and its derivatives share
30-479: The name are to be found in Counties Antrim , Armagh , Down , Londonderry , Fermanagh , and Dublin , otherwise the name is widely dispersed. The MacAllisters spread into the north of Ireland early on; some families of this clan were established there by the 14th century. And a considerable number followed the MacDonalds of Dunyvaig to Antrim after that clan lost its Scottish lands in the 1600s. Like
36-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title McAllister . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McAllister&oldid=1085327566 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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