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)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMaster is the 5184^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6744 individuals. McMaster is most common among White (92.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMaster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.

Anagrams

• crammest