McAllister (surname) McAllister (surname) McAllister is a surname from Scotland and Ireland that originates from the Gaelic name Mac Alasdair, meaning son of God. Alasdair is the Gaelic form of the first name Alexander. The Mc Alisters for the greater part owe their ancestry to the Scottish clan of the Mac Donalds. The name is derived from the personal name Alexander. The Mc Alisters arrived in Ulster as Gallowglasses at the invitation of the MacDonnell's. Today the greatest numbers of the name are to be found in counties Antrim, Londonderry, Fermanagh, and Dublin, otherwise the name is widely dispersed. The McAllister surname
Flanagan (surname) Flanagan (surname) Flanagan is a common surname with origins in either Ireland or Scotland. It is an Anglicized version of the name Ó Flannagáin.There were at least 3 separate clans in Ireland with no connection, but many others share the surname Flanagan in Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. In Irish the name is "Ó Flannagáin" and many variations exist today. Typically these variations include Flanagan, Flanagin Flanigan, Flannigan, Flannaghan, O'Flanagan, O'Flannagain, Flaniken, Flenigenand and more. In Scots-Gaelic they remain mainly the same. All variations, apart from some exceptions can have the prefix of "O" and the name may refer to: The