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Alger

in Maryland

There are 89 people with the last name "Alger" in Maryland.

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Alger 5,791
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  1. is 5,787th most common Trumpower
  2. is 5,788th most common Valente
  3. is 5,789th most common Whiteley
  4. is 5,790th most common Wolcott
  5. is 5,791st most common Alger
  6. is 5,792nd most common Almond
  7. is 5,793rd most common Bard
  8. is 5,794th most common Bedard
  9. is 5,795th most common Brian

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Alger

David, Bradley, John, Angela, Barbara, Eva, James, Jason, Olive

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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