McAlister Name Variations
There are many McAlister spellings. Examples include:
| MacAlaster | MacAlester | MacAlister | MacAllaster |
| MacAllester | MacAllister | MacCalaster | MacCalester |
| MacCalister | MacCallaster | MacCallester | MacCallister |
| McAlaster | McAlester | McAlister | McAllaster |
| McAllester | McAllister | McCalaster | McCalester |
| McCalister | McCallaster | McCallester | McCallister |
| MacColaster | MacColester | MacColister | MacCollaster |
| MacCollester | MacCollister | McColaster | McColester |
| McColister | McCollaster | McCollester | McCollister |
| MacAlasdair | MacAllasdair | MacCalasdair | MacCallasdair |
| McAlasdair | McAllasdair | McCalasdair | McCallasdair |
| MacLaster | MacLester | MacLister | McLaster |
| McLester | McLister | M’Alasher | McKallister |
| M’Alester | McClester | MacEllistram | McOlisterr |
Sources:
Surnames in Ireland, Sir Robert E. Matheson LL.D, BL 2 volumes in one, 1994, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, Baltimore.
Irish Surnames, Sean de Bhudbh, 1997, Arna Fhoilsui ag Comhar-Chumann Ide Naofa.
More Irish Surnames, Edward MacLysaght, 1982, Irish Academic Press; Irish Families (their names, arms and origins).