Macmaster Family

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About the Macmaster surname

The surname Macmaster is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mak-mas-teur/makmastœʁ/

Most frequent given names among the Macmaster family

Men

  1. 1John8
  2. 2Ronald7
  3. 3William7
  4. 4Donald3
  5. 5Frank3

Women

  1. 1Catherine4
  2. 2Helen3
  3. 3Mary3
  4. 4Sandra3
  5. 5Dorothy2
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The Macmaster name in our genealogy archives

282occurrences in our collections
7collections containing this name
1789First mention of the name
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