How common is the surname Master?

2,735 people in the United States had the surname Master in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,887 Americans. It ranked 11,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Master?

In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Master identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Master?

Edith Master, American equestrian, followed by Tereza Master.

Where is the surname Master most common?

Wikidata records people named Master in the United States and Malawi.

Is the surname Master getting more or less common?

More common. 2,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,735 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Master

A surname, carried by 2,735 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Master is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,735 people named Master in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,887 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,202.

#11,502

rank among US surnames

2,735

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+24.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,822)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,493	Duffin	2,738	112,763
#11,497	Greenspan	2,737	112,804
#11,500	Sidwell	2,736	112,846
#11,502	Master	2,735	112,887
#11,504	Steeves	2,734	112,928
#11,508	Prout	2,733	112,969

Who is named Master

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

73% of people named Master identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Masters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edith Master
American equestrian, 1932–2013
Tereza Master
Athlete (* 1988)

Notable Masters come mostly from the United States (1) and Malawi (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Massa
Mastah

Surnames that sound like Master

Master has the Soundex code M236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M236.

Questions

How common is the surname Master?: 2,735 people in the United States had the surname Master in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,887 Americans. It ranked 11,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Master?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Master identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Master?: Edith Master, American equestrian, followed by Tereza Master.
Where is the surname Master most common?: Wikidata records people named Master in the United States and Malawi.
Is the surname Master getting more or less common?: More common. 2,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,735 in 2010, up 24%.
What are other spellings of Master?: Massa and Mastah.