McMaster
English
Alternative forms
- MacMaster, McMasters
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir or Mac Á Mhaighstir (“son of the master”), from maighstir (“master”).
Proper noun
McMaster (plural McMasters)
- A surname, from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McMaster is the 5184th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6744 individuals. McMaster is most common among White (92.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- “McMaster”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN