Explore the Family Name Mastel

The meaning of Mastel

1. German: probably a variant of Mästle, a friendly nickname for a well-fed person, derived from Middle High German mast ‘well-fed person’, also ‘fattening (animals)’. 2. Possibly also an American shortened form of an unidentified Italian surname, such as Mastellone.

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How common is the last name Mastel in the United States?

The Mastel surname ranked 38,771 in popularity according to the decennial U.S. census in 2000, then slightly dropped to rank 39,212 in 2010, a decrease of 1.14%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of people with this surname increased from 536 in 2000 to 561 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 4.66%. Even though the number of people with this name grew, the proportion per 100k people fell by 5% from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,771	#39,212	-1.14%
Count	536	561	4.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mastel

Looking at the ethnicity data from the decennial U.S. Census, it appears that the majority of people with the Mastel surname identify as White, with a slight decrease from 92.35% in 2000 to 90.37% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic modestly increased from 3.54% in 2000 to 3.92% in 2010, indicating a change of 10.73%. Interestingly, representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native within the Mastel surname rose notably from 1.68% in 2000 to 2.85% in 2010, a substantial change of 69.64%. The proportions of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black remained unchanged and were reported as zero for both years. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 2.05% to 2.14% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.35%	90.37%	-2.14%
Hispanic	3.54%	3.92%	10.73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.68%	2.85%	69.64%
Two or More Races	2.05%	2.14%	4.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%