MacAlister - name meaning and origin

The boy's name MacAlister \m(a)-calis-ter, mac(a)-li-ster\ is a variant of Macallister (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of MacAlister is "son of Alistair".

The baby name MacAlister sounds like McAlister and McAllister.

MacAlister is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name MacAlister. Compare MacAlister with related baby names.