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Alger

in North Carolina

There are 98 people with the last name "Alger" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Alger 6,881
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  1. is 6,877th most common Wingard
  2. is 6,878th most common Yeomans
  3. is 6,879th most common Acord
  4. is 6,880th most common Alcon
  5. is 6,881st most common Alger
  6. is 6,882nd most common Barneycastle
  7. is 6,883rd most common Baylor
  8. is 6,884th most common Blinson
  9. is 6,885th most common Brashear

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Alger

John, Jennifer, Laura, Raymond, Sandra, Allen, Daniel, Eric, Ethel, Gregory

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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