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This page represents the following Surnames: Masterson.
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Masterson Name Meaning and History
English: patronymic from Master.
English and Scottish: nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.
Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city): Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Family Motto: ‘Pro Deo et Rege’ (For God and King), ‘Iridh Ghift Dhe Agus An Righ’ (For God and King)
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Masterson Family Tartan
The Buchanan Sept Tartan, of which the Masterson family claims membership.
Surname References from:
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Encyclopedia of Surnames, John Ayto, A & C Black Publishers Ltd, ISBN 978 0 7136 8144 4
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