MacAlister Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, MacAlister is usually a form of Alexander.

Records show MacAlister as one of the forms Alexander took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Arms linked to Alexander and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the MacAlister surname pack.