Alger Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Alger last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Alger last name
Meaning of the Alger last name: a descendant of Aldgar, Æthelgar or Ælfgar. Alger is a patronymic surname from Old English personal names such as Ælfgar, Æthelgar or Ealdgar, all ending in gar, spear. The last name is found in eastern England and among early settlers of Massachusetts, where colonial town records list several unrelated households.
Arms associated with the Alger name
Sharing a surname establishes no coat of arms entitlement; heraldry follows documented individual lineages.
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Alger name FAQ
What does the Alger name mean?
A descendant of Aldgar, Æthelgar or Ælfgar.
Where does the Alger surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States and France.
Is there a Alger coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Alger coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.