Alger

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Germanic

* As an English surname, when pronounced with a soft g, from the Middle English personal name Alger, borrowed from Old French Aug(i)er, of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari, composed of *aþal (“noble”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”). Compare Auger. * When pronounced with a hard g it is a variant of Algar. As a Scottish and English surname, it may be a variant of Algeo.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Algeri Derived from Alger
Algera Derived from Alger
Algerio Derived from Alger
Algeria Derived from Alger
Algernon Derived from Alger
Algerian Derived from Alger
Abelard Germanic origin
Ada Germanic origin
Addy Germanic origin
Adel Germanic origin

Popularity by Country

Alger

Rank #5299

Frequency 6,047 people (2.24 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 94.29% Hispanic 1.98% Black 0.48% Asian/PI 0.99% Native Am. 0.58% Two+ 1.67%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Alger

Rank #8069

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Alger

Rank #37912

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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