Early records reveal that this surname is Irish in origin. This surname derives from the name Callister or Collister. A name which has its roots in a person´s father´s given name is called a patronymic. The surname McAllister, which means “Son of Alexander”, falls into this category. There are a number of persons bearing the surname McAllister and its variants, to whom references can be found in old, now priceless scrolls. The following list contains four of these distinguished individuals, along with the years in which their names were inscribed: Mac Alisandre,1417, Mac Alexander, 1429, Callister,1606, Collister,1799.. We found more information regarding this Last Name also in other historical archives. Over the centuries the name Mcallister may have had many changes and the present form, according to our studies, appears to be different from the original. It is imp…