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    The surname MacMaster

    A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 831 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). MacMaster is more common than 82.3% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir or Mac Á Mhaighstir (“son of the master”), from maighstir (“master”). By surface analysis, Mc- + master.

    MacMaster is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 831 people named MacMaster in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 371,535 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 801.

    #28,679
    rank among US surnames
    831
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #28,142)

    Who is named MacMaster

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named MacMaster identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like MacMaster

    MacMaster has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname MacMaster come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir or Mac Á Mhaighstir (“son of the master”), from maighstir (“master”). By surface analysis, Mc- + master.
    How common is the surname MacMaster?
    831 people in the United States had the surname MacMaster in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 371,535 Americans. It ranked 28,679th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname MacMaster?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named MacMaster identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is MacMaster?
    MacMaster is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname MacMaster getting more or less common?
    More common. 801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 831 in 2010, up 3.7%.