McMasters: Surname History and Family Crest

It is easy to miss McMasters in an index if you only search for Masters. In origin, the name means “Son of the master”.

• McMasters simply joins the particle Mc to Masters, a habit common in English naming.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• The same family of names includes Master and Maister.
• About 2,912 people in the United States were recorded as McMasters in 2010, placing it 10,931 on the national list. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

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