Masterman Surname

157,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Masterman Surname Definition:

(English) Master’s Man or Servant.

Masterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0461:53,2686,511
United States8361:433,56337,358
Australia3811:70,8558,377
Canada2271:162,31516,369
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Israel581:147,54515,555
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Jersey361:2,756488
Wales351:88,4157,250
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7711:31,6154,199
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

The alternate forms: Mästerman (1) are calculated separately.

Masterman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Master’s Man or Servant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scot. A landlord.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Masterman Last Name Facts

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

Masterman (Russian: Мастерман) is most common in England. It may also occur as a variant: Mästerman. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masterman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,333rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,621,419 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Masterman are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 53,268. In England Masterman is primarily concentrated in: Dorset, where 10 percent live, Hampshire, where 10 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England Masterman occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Masterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Masterman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Masterman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Masterman last name are 1.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Masterman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning R 310,992 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masterman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masterman in the Russian language
Мастерманmasterman-

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