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Alger

in South Dakota

There are 9 people with the last name "Alger" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Alger 11,726
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  1. is 11,722nd most common Ahern
  2. is 11,723rd most common Ahlstrom
  3. is 11,724th most common Ahnberg
  4. is 11,725th most common Aleck
  5. is 11,726th most common Alger
  6. is 11,727th most common Alleman
  7. is 11,728th most common Allington
  8. is 11,729th most common Allstot
  9. is 11,730th most common Allsup

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Alger

Robert, Arlys, Barry, Kenneth, Lucille, Marie, Mary, Suzanne

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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