McEllistrim

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Alastruim (“son of Alastrom”), a variant of Alastar (“Alexander”).

Proper noun

McEllistrim (plural McEllistrims)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, McEllistrim is the 4373^rd most common surname in Ireland, belonging to 68 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McEllistrim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.