How common is the surname Masterson?

12,117 people in the United States had the surname Masterson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,480 Americans. It ranked 2,961st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Masterson?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Masterson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Masterson?

Danny Masterson, American former actor and convicted sex offender, followed by Mary Stuart Masterson.

Where is the surname Masterson most common?

Wikidata records people named Masterson in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Masterson?

Masterson is /ˈmæs.tɚ.sən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Masterson getting more or less common?

More common. 11,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,117 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Masterson

A surname, carried by 12,117 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmæs.tɚ.sən/ 3 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). Masterson is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,117 people named Masterson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,480 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,673.

#2,961

rank among US surnames

12,117

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,816)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,952	Nye	12,167	25,376
#2,953	Reis	12,165	25,380
#2,954	Birch	12,161	25,388
#2,955	Milner	12,153	25,405
#2,956	Slone	12,142	25,428
#2,957	Spurlock	12,141	25,430
#2,958	Tolliver	12,128	25,457

Who is named Masterson

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

92% of people named Masterson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mastersons

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny Masterson
American former actor and convicted sex offender, born 1976
Mary Stuart Masterson
American actress and director, born 1966
Christopher Masterson
American actor (born 1980)
Alanna Masterson
American actress, born 1988
Peter Masterson
American actor, writer, film director/producer (1934–2018)
Chase Masterson
American actress, singer, born 1963
Fay Masterson
British actress, born 1974
Jordan Masterson
American actor (born 1986)
Eric Masterson
American pornographic actor, born 1970
Bijou Phillips
American actress (born 1980)

Notable Mastersons come mostly from the United States (9) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Masterson

Masterson 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 Masterson?: 12,117 people in the United States had the surname Masterson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,480 Americans. It ranked 2,961st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Masterson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Masterson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Masterson?: Danny Masterson, American former actor and convicted sex offender, followed by Mary Stuart Masterson.
Where is the surname Masterson most common?: Wikidata records people named Masterson in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Masterson?: Masterson is /ˈmæs.tɚ.sən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Masterson getting more or less common?: More common. 11,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,117 in 2010, up 3.8%.