Algar Family History
Algar Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Algar representing the falling together of two Old English names Ælfgār and Æthelgār composed of the elements respectively ælf ‘elf’ or æthel ‘noble’ + gār ‘spear’. It could also be from the much rarer Old English personal name Ealdgār composed of elements meaning ‘old’ + ‘spear’. In East Anglia it is more probably a variant of Alger (Old Norse Álfgeirr). See also Agar Elgar .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022