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Definition: Helper of mankind, defender of men. Of Greek origin, but most commonly found in Scotland. MACALLISTER is a common derivation.
Surname Origin:
Greek, Scottish, English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
ALEXANDRE, ALESANDER, ALESANDRE, ALAXANDAIR, ALASDAIR, ALEXANDAR
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Common Surname Search Tips ALEXANDER Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - ALEXANDER Genealogy ALEXANDER Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - ALEXANDER Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - ALEXANDER Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - ALEXANDER Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - ALEXANDER Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
