# McAlexander (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcalexander/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,579 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,745 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 195,532 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (1,539 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alasdair or Alexander”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McAlexander in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

McAllister, McAlister, McAleese, McLaughlin, McCullough, Michaels, McCloskey, McCallister, McCulloch, Mickelson, Michels, Michalski.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.