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Alger

in Iowa

There are 117 people with the last name "Alger" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Alger 3,168
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  1. is 3,164th most common Upton
  2. is 3,165th most common Wheatley
  3. is 3,166th most common Wray
  4. is 3,167th most common Ahrendsen
  5. is 3,168th most common Alger
  6. is 3,169th most common Altman
  7. is 3,170th most common Arensdorf
  8. is 3,171st most common Barkley
  9. is 3,172nd most common Bohnenkamp

Similar Names and Nicknames

Alder, Algeo, Algee, Algere, Algeri, Alge, Alker, Algero, Algeier, Algea

Most Common First Names for Alger

Larry, Jeffrey, Michael, Royce, William, Amanda, Barry, Brian, Bruce, Charlotte

Meaning & History

English: from one or more Middle English personal names variously written Alger, Algar, Alcher, Aucher, etc. These represent a falling together of at least three different Continental Germanic and Old English names: Adalgar ‘noble spear’ (Old English Æðelgār), Albgar ‘elf spear’ (Old English Ælfgār), and Aldgar ‘old spear’ (Old English (E)aldgār). The Continental Germanic forms were brought to England from France by the Normans. Compare the French cognate Auger. In Norfolk and northern England, the source is probably the Old Norse name Álfgeirr ‘elf spear’. The modern English surname is found mainly in East Anglia.

German: from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Adalgar (see 1 above).

FOREBEARS Abiezer Alger was a merchant in Easton, MA, in the 18th century, who had many prominent descendants.

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