Master Surname

12,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Master Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the master,' a superior, a teacher, 'Maystyr, magister, petagogus, didascolus': Promptorium Parvulorum v. Masters.

Angnes le Maistre, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Magister, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Master Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi13,4361:1,274112
Iran5,7051:13,4591,791
India4,5581:168,29010,433
United States4,0571:89,34210,048
Bangladesh3,4241:46,5412,607
Egypt3,2951:27,9023,078
Morocco2,0451:16,8592,564
England1,1481:48,5356,060
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Zimbabwe7061:21,8673,289
Nigeria6701:264,39215,129
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United Arab Emirates4751:19,2892,267
Pakistan3601:496,2338,599
Canada3441:107,10911,509
Hong Kong2951:24,866485
Australia2431:111,09312,380
Spain2331:200,65313,751
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Brazil2211:968,66234,434
Israel1991:43,0035,816
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Italy1681:364,02842,469
Poland1601:237,55530,437
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Mexico1291:962,21912,860
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Venezuela901:335,6017,420
France891:746,32392,306
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Iraq471:745,14210,632
China451:30,384,9241,604
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Greece331:335,75147,626
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Tajikistan291:289,1962,354
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Vietnam281:3,308,7882,300
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Oman181:204,8873,723
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Cambodia141:1,106,2255,638
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Romania121:1,673,15653,791
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Panama111:355,6607,645
Liberia101:440,85421,753
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Cyprus91:98,3208,308
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Libya91:693,7751,982
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Albania81:364,25716,885
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Wales81:386,81619,671
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6201:80,9988,529

The alternate forms: Máster (46), Mäster (7) & Màster (4) are calculated separately.

Master (29,082) may also be a first name.

Master Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the master,' a superior, a teacher, 'Maystyr, magister, petagogus, didascolus': Promptorium Parvulorum v. Masters.

Angnes le Maistre, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Magister, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hamund le Mester, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Roger le Mestre, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Hume le Mestre, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.

John Maistre, Close Rolls, 17 Richard II.

Thomas le Mayster, Close Rolls, 1 Henry IV.

Johannes Mastere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1662. Buried — Anne, d. Thomas Master, embroderer: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1746. Married — Edward Raby and Mary Master: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

In Scotland the eldest sons of barons are designed 'Masters,' and the uncles of lords were also called Masters, "which occasioned afterwards the word master to be given to ersons whose names were not known" (Nisbet, II, pt. IV, p. 191). It was also the title of the individual who had charge of an hos-ital, as, e.g. Radulphus, magister Hospitalis de Soltre, who swore fealty in 1291. Robert Maister was treasurer of the burgh of Canongate, Edinburgh, in 1568 (MCM., II, p. 312). See also under Masterton.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac an Mháighistir A Breffney sept, now usually anglicized Masterson. MacMaster in Antrim and Down is of Scottish origin. MIF 173; Map Longf

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The social position; to distinguish the individual from another of the same Christian name, but in servile condition. The equivalent French name, Lemaitre, is very common. Or perhaps the Gaelic Mac Master, sans Mac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John le Meteier, Normandy 1198, Osbert and William, Ib. (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Alan and John le Mayster, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Master Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Master Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Master (Arabic: ماستر, Hindi: मास्टर, Marathi: तेर, Oriya: ମାର, Russian: Мастер) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Máster, Mäster or Màster. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Master? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,143rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 157,541 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Master live; 32 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Master is also the 28,566th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 29,082 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 13,436 people, or 1 in 1,274. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 157 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Master Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Master has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Master surname increased 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Master Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (72%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Master last name are 9.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Master earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.66% more than the national average, earning R 305,748 per year; in United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $47,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Máster9446/
Mäster947/
Màster944/
Maister921,466/
Mayster92717/
Maester92281/
Masterd92169/
Majster92168/
Masther9267/
Mastier9234/
Masterz9221/
Mastere9217/
Mauster9212/
Masster929/
Measter929/
Maaster926/
Mastert926/
Mastter922/
Mashter922/
Masterp921/
Masteur921/
Mater9114,929/
Maste911,291/
Masterød8610/
Majszter868/
Maystert861/
Maisther861/
Mather8328,993/
Matter8321,814/
Mester8313,506/
Matere834,477/
Moster832,888/
Mateer832,413/
Mastej83771/
Matier83759/
Mauter83758/
Mastey83498/
Mastre83429/
Maiste83361/
Matear83260/
Maiter83242/
Maxter83130/
Mastie8387/
Mastee8348/
Mahter8346/
Mastei8337/
Mastir8336/
Madter8332/
Masteš8332/
Masted8326/
Mazter8326/
Maaste8324/
Mhater8322/
Mayter8322/
Mashte8321/
Mateur8312/
Masthe8310/
Maater8310/
Masteh839/
Mastes838/
Mastje836/
Mayste835/
Meater834/
Möster834/
Matger833/
Mhaste832/
Masste831/
Materd831/
Mastep831/
Majter831/
Mastea831/
Mateir830/
Mate80199,591/
Masterova803,539/
Mashteare8014/
Meister7745,048/
Mostert7723,999/
Meester774,072/
Mosterd771,125/
Maistre77797/
Mathier77545/
Meyster77315/
Maitere77308/
Maystre77287/
Mathere77265/
Materre77179/
Meshter77140/
Mattier77114/
Moister77107/
Moester7796/
Mostier7795/
Mattert7793/
Maither7790/
Mouster7786/
Mattear7786/
Masteit7756/
Mayther7751/
Mahater7744/
Mestier7740/
Meatere7740/
Matteer7739/
Meszter7739/
Moyster7739/
Mahaste7730/
Maïstre7727/
Mashteh7723/
Mateere7719/
Matther7714/
Mooster7713/
Modster7712/
Mautier7711/
Majšter7711/
Mastère776/
Matheer775/
Maytere775/
Machter774/
Meastes774/
Maisted774/
Maastee773/
Mesther773/
Mattere773/
Mathert773/
Mauther773/
Maitert773/
Mahther773/
Mhatere772/
Mhester772/
Matheur772/
Majther772/
Matheir772/
Mosther772/
Mautter772/
Mosterz772/
Meather771/
Meateer771/
Mahtere771/
Mauteer771/
Matterd771/
Mastess771/
Masteth771/
Mastire771/
Meastre771/
Messter771/
Mheater771/
Mosster771/
Matteir771/
Matherd771/
Mastair771/
Mastuyr771/
Maustet771/
Maustre771/
Majstej771/
Mahtier771/
Mashtei771/
Mostger771/
Mahteer771/
Mastheu771/
Materhe771/
Maytter771/
Masteij771/
Meuster771/
Maistes770/
Maiteer770/
Maitier770/
Mestter770/
Muister770/
Maschte770/
Mhather770/
Maysted770/
Mostere770/
Matterp770/
Maitear770/
Matterr770/
Massted770/
Maysterova751/
Mathe7393,765/
Matei7393,655/
Matte7325,081/
Mateu7318,043/
Matey7313,643/
Matre7311,801/
Maute738,553/
Mates737,342/
Maate736,864/
Matee734,388/
Masti734,256/
Masta733,442/
Matea732,818/
Matej731,643/
Maite731,038/
Matie73824/
Matet73758/
Mateş73540/
Mhate73460/
Mateh73460/
Moter73447/
Masty73376/
Matje73371/
Matir73279/
Mateș73250/
Matep73230/
Moste73169/
Matez73117/
Mayte7398/
Matge7367/
Mahte7357/
Mated7345/
Mateš7343/
Meate7314/
Madte739/
Matyr734/
Hmate733/
Mgate732/
Mmate732/
Maïte732/
Mastj731/
Mateś731/
Maîte731/
Mašte731/
Materova71714/
Moustier71312/
Möschter71270/
Meschter71256/
Meiszter71203/
Maiterth71189/
Meistere71141/
Meijster71132/
Mahateir71103/
Maystead71102/
Matheere7196/
Materová7152/
Mashteha7138/
Mosæther7116/
Majstedt7115/
Moschter719/
Maijstre719/
Maishete716/
Madstedt715/
Mahather715/
Maistedt714/
Mahstedt712/
Matherhe712/
Majstett711/
Mastthey711/
Meiseter711/
Matthier711/
Moesther711/
Maisette711/
Mastheis711/
Mauthier711/
Mahahter711/
Maissete711/
Meateare711/
Meshther711/
Machtter711/
Mosteert711/
Mosterdt711/
Mmathere711/
Matherre710/
Mattheur710/
Matterre710/
Messtier710/
Meestier710/
Mhatre6751,397/
Mattei6729,235/
Maitre6720,108/
Mattes6713,651/
Mastoi679,149/
Mathey678,916/
Motter675,618/
Matheu674,219/
Mattey673,423/
Mathie672,993/
Meuter672,108/
Mauthe671,988/
Mateas671,808/
Mathei671,614/
Mathea671,443/
Mathee671,438/
Mathez671,370/
Mahate671,356/
Mastio671,073/
Mother671,029/
Mashta671,014/
Mathet67892/
Mattea67858/
Mattje67825/
Matthe67781/
Matiea67709/
Mashti67674/
Mahute67637/
Mouter67631/
Mathre67625/
Mattie67623/
Matteu67504/
Maathe67489/
Mešter67419/
Maatje67388/
Meates67381/
Mastaj67343/
Mastai67295/
Maitei67294/
Mašterová67285/
Mateis67251/
Mateaș67249/
Mautes67223/
Madteh67210/
Mathir67204/
Mateaş67204/
Matees67198/
Meatte67198/
Meiste67191/
Mattge67174/
Maatir67172/
Masthi67166/
Matire67161/
Mastay67157/
Meiter67156/
Mautre67155/
Mahteh67143/
Mattee67137/
Mathep67136/
Motier67126/
Mastis67124/
Madtes67120/
Maitte67117/
Mastoy67113/
Maisti67105/
Mooter6799/
Mattstedt6795/
Moxter6791/
Meatee6791/
Meathe6785/
Mautte6778/
Meşter6778/
Mattez6775/
Maites6770/
Mostes6770/
Matieș6770/
Mastha6767/
Matesh6764/
Mastti6757/
Matech6754/
Mastii6753/
Mastyi6745/
Mautey6744/
Maithe6743/
Motger6743/
Moeschter6742/
Matheï6742/
Mostre6740/
Mateys6738/
Mattet6737/
Maitee6735/
Maista6735/
Motere6734/
Mastiš6734/
Mateuț6733/
Mohter6732/
Mateeş6732/
Mateeș6732/
Mhatey6730/
Matair6730/
Mahtey6727/
Mateea6727/
Maasti6726/
Mateed6726/
Mautie6724/
Mooste6723/
Maitey6721/
Maitej6721/
Matted6720/
Maatte6720/
Mahtea6720/
Maitje6720/
Mateey6720/
Mastyo6719/
Hmasta6717/
Mattre6717/
Mhatte6716/
Matteh6716/
Matist6714/
Matehs6714/
Mastoa6714/
Mathhe6714/
Mateez6714/
Mathée6714/
Mahteu6714/
Mmaite6713/
Matets6713/
Matherová6712/
Mastejová6712/
Mastui6712/
Moschtert6712/
Maytes6711/
Mathed6711/
Maatee6711/
Mattir6710/
Masthy6710/
Mateit6710/
Maytre6710/
Matihe6710/
Matterová679/
Matteï679/
Mausta678/
Moteur678/
Maateh678/
Madtea678/
Maiteh677/
Mhaite677/
Matess677/
Matije677/
Majtey677/
Mouste677/
Maatre676/
Mateet676/
Meatie676/
Mateiz676/
Maythe675/
Maitea675/
Mateph675/
Maisty675/
Matyhe675/
Mostir675/
Mautei675/
Maitie674/
Maytte674/
Mosterová674/
Maasta674/
Mastaa674/
Matieh674/
Moteer674/
Maytee673/
Maitir673/
Mestir673/
Maatea673/
Mahtes673/
Mahtie673/
Mastoj673/
Mosted673/
MacHte673/
Modste672/
Mostey672/
Moshte672/
Matior672/
Maytea672/
Massty672/
Mastit672/
Mastuj672/
Mashtaire672/
Mautir672/
Mathyr672/
Meateh672/
Maïtre672/
Mmateh672/
Mathge672/
Massta672/
Mattej672/
Maaate672/
Maatey672/
Madtstedt672/
Matterova672/
Mautea672/
Matecz672/
Mateee672/
Matest672/
Mateuh672/
Maszti672/
Mathehere672/
Mastyrova672/
Mayted671/
Mastiy671/
Mahtte671/
Maytie671/
Mazthe671/
Maxtey671/
Matheh671/
Mattep671/
Massti671/
Mathjr671/
Matrre671/
Madthe671/
Meatre671/
Meyter671/
Mhatea671/
Mhathe671/
Mosteu671/
Motear671/
Mateyz671/
Mashty671/
Mostee671/
Mattte671/
Mautez671/
Moiter671/
Matheî671/
Mateûs671/
Mathej671/
Mate'e671/
Matedh671/
Matehz671/
Mateiû671/
Maudte671/
Matère671/
Mautee671/
Matoir671/
Madtie671/
M'Mate671/
Maaite671/
Ma'ate671/
Magyte671/
Maitet671/
Mazteu671/
Mašterova671/
Motehr671/
Mostej671/
Meuste671/
Moiste671/
Meischter671/
Méstèr671/
'Mathe671/
Mostie671/
Mateds671/
Mathje671/
Majtie671/
Mmathe671/
Mmatje671/
Mmatte671/
Maysettee671/
Mastuy671/
Matsti671/
Maysteadt670/
Maxtee670/
Maytet670/
Matett670/
Moterr670/
Mausty670/

Master Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Master in the Oriya language
ମାରmara-
Master in the Hindi language
मास्टरmastara94.12
मास्ढरmasdhara5.88
Master in the Marathi language
तेरtera57.14
मन्सुरmansura28.57
मसतेरmasatera14.29
Master in the Russian language
Мастерmaster-
Master in the Arabic language
ماسترmastr-

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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Master
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