Elshar is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elshar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Is a form of Alschunder. Supposed to be a corruption of Alexander, which in Scotland is, in common parlance, pronounced Elshiner.

Elshar is form of the Alister. Celtic form of Alexander.

Lastname is variant of the Alexander. The personal name. In the Hundred Rolls it is variously written, as Alexandre, fil' Alex, Alexandri, &c. A common name itself, it has become, by the abbreviating process, the parent of others still more so. From its last two syllables we have Sander, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunder, Saunders, Saunderson, Sandie , Sandison, Sandercock; from its first two syllables we get in like manner, Alex, Allix, Alley, and Alken; and besides these forms we have the corruptions Elshender, Elshie, and probably Assender.

Elshar is the form of the McAllister. The son of Allister or Alistair, Scotch forms of Alexander meaning "helper of mankind".

Family name Elshar is variation of Alexander. Descandant of Alexander that means helper of mankind.

The family name Elshar is a variant of Elshender. A northern corruption of Alexander.

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