 Anglicised forms of "Mac Alsandair" include "Alexander", "MacAlshander", "MacAlshender", "MacAlshinder", "MacCalshander", "MacElshander", and "MacKalshander".The surname "MacAlasdair", and its various Anglicised forms, have been borne by members of Clan MacAlister, a noted Scottish clan that was historically seated on the south-west coast of Scotland.These MacAlasdairs are a branch of Clan Donald (Scottish Gaelic "Clann Dhòmhnaill"), although there has been confusion over who the identity of the clan's eponymous ancestor.