McMaster Surname
Approximately 17,241 people bear this surname
McMaster Surname Definition:
(Celtic + Latin) Son of the Master [Gaelic maighistear, Latin magister, master]
Read More About This SurnameMcMaster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,594 | 1:37,780 | 4,668 |
| Australia | 3,842 | 1:7,026 | 1,035 |
| Canada | 2,871 | 1:12,834 | 1,895 |
| England | 1,754 | 1:31,766 | 4,236 |
| Scotland | 1,493 | 1:3,586 | 634 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,262 | 1:1,462 | 308 |
| South Africa | 1,262 | 1:42,930 | 5,484 |
| New Zealand | 522 | 1:8,675 | 1,500 |
| Namibia | 174 | 1:13,847 | 2,543 |
| Jamaica | 170 | 1:16,882 | 1,557 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 41 | 1:2,419 | 382 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21 | 1:5,365 | 624 |
| British Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:1,580 | 220 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,290 | 1:3,434 | 626 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,391 | 1:2,691 | 470 |
| England | 400 | 1:60,938 | 7,112 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,961 | 1:25,609 | 3,160 |
McMaster (13) may also be a first name.
McMaster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic + Latin) Son of the Master [Gaelic maighistear, Latin magister, master]
(Scottish) The son of the Master, i.e., a cleric.
The son of Master.
User-submitted Reference
The name McMaster does indeed come from son of the master, but the master was reputedly a ship's master not a school master. The clan was a branch of the McInnes driven to the edge of the Scots mainland (it is now designated as a Scottish wild cat sanctuary) and they took to ship building.
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McMaster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McMaster Come From? nationality or country of origin
McMaster is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McMaster? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,973rd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 422,687 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McMaster are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 9,594 people, or 1 in 37,780. In The United States McMaster is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.
McMaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McMaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMaster last name rose 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 439 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McMaster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States McMaster are 12.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McMaster earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning 356,936 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.58% more than the national average, earning R 414,876 per year; in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,975 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacMaster | 94 | 2,901 | / |
| Mc-Master | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mccmaster | 94 | 1 | / |
| McAmaster | 94 | 1 | / |
| McMmaster | 94 | 1 | / |
| McMasster | 94 | 1 | / |
| McMaister | 94 | 0 | / |
| McMasater | 94 | 0 | / |
| McKmaster | 94 | 0 | / |
| McMastr | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mac-Master | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacKmaster | 89 | 1 | / |
| McK-Master | 89 | 0 | / |
| McMester | 88 | 1 | / |
| McAmster | 88 | 1 | / |
| McMoster | 88 | 0 | / |
| McMuster | 88 | 0 | / |
| McMister | 88 | 0 | / |
| McMastor | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mcmasteriii | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mack Master | 84 | 1 | / |
| Macmastor | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacMsater | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mecmastar | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacMuster | 82 | 0 | / |
| McKemister | 78 | 0 | / |
| McMaistrie | 78 | 0 | / |
| Meakmaster | 78 | 0 | / |
| McMustry | 75 | 0 | / |
| McMostar | 75 | 0 | / |
| McComestery | 74 | 1 | / |
| McKamstry | 71 | 1 | / |
| McMustrie | 71 | 0 | / |
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McMaster Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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