McMasters Surname

103,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McMasters Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the Master, i.e., a cleric.

McMasters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4371:81,6909,288
Australia541:499,92037,885
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada421:877,27667,671
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0381:48,3805,518

McMasters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the Master, i.e., a cleric.

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

McMasters Last Name Facts

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

The last name McMasters is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McMasters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMasters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 103,490th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,604,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McMasters are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,437 people, or 1 in 81,690. In The United States McMasters is most numerous in: Nevada, where 15 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

McMasters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMasters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McMasters last name grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMasters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McMasters are 25.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.88% being registered with the party.

The amount McMasters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.3% more than the national average, earning R 378,564 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $40,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.3% less than the national average, earning $39,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacMasters95105/
McMasteres951/
Mickmasters901/
Mag Masters801/

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McMasters Reference & Research

McMasters, McMaster, FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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