Masterson Surname

22,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Masterson Surname Definition:

'son of the master,' probably a cleric. Robert called Maistersone was a Galloway hostage in 1300 (Bain, II, p. 301). compare Macmaster.

Masterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,9921:21,3312,694
England2,4661:22,5953,157
Ireland2,1591:2,181409
Australia8021:33,6604,439
Canada7181:51,3176,189
Scotland3671:14,5881,852
Northern Ireland3441:5,3631,008
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Wales671:46,1874,386
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6761:2,643501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5341:45,6475,679
Scotland931:40,2503,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5161:14,2831,825

Masterson (294) may also be a first name.

Masterson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

'son of the master,' probably a cleric. Robert called Maistersone was a Galloway hostage in 1300 (Bain, II, p. 301). compare Macmaster.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) the Master’s (Son)(Anglo-French-Latin) the Master’s Son [Middle English maister, Old French maistre, Latin magister]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

When not for MacMaster, as in foregoing, is an English family settled in Co. Wexford since the sixteenth century. MIF 173; Map Wex

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) The son of the leader or teacher.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A translation of the Gaelic Mac Master.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Masterson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masterson (Russian: Мастерсон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masterson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,250th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 298,205 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Masterson are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 514,566th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 294 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 16,992 people, or 1 in 21,331. In The United States Masterson is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Masterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Masterson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 462 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 129 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 395 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Masterson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Masterson surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Masterson last name are 10.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Masterson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,178 per year; in South Africa they earn 102.99% more than the national average, earning R 482,376 per year; in United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $55,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masterson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masterson in the Russian language
Мастерсонmasterson-

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Masterson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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