MacMaster Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

MacMaster is a branch of the Masterson name tree. The family name meaning is “Son of the master”, the same as for Masterson.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single MacMaster family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

A variant of Masterson

Before spelling was fixed, Masterson was also written MacMaster. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists MacMaster with 831 bearers, at rank 28,679. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: McMaster. Get the complete MacMaster report, with a museum-style coat of arms.