Explore the Family Name Mcmasters

The meaning of Mcmasters

Irish: variant of McMaster, with excrescent English -s.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mcmasters showed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mcmasters was ranked 10,557th in terms of prevalence, but it slightly fell to the 10,931st spot in 2010, indicating a 3.54% decrease in ranking. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Mcmasters name increased from 2,788 in 2000 to 2,912 in 2010, marking a 4.45% growth. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname declined by 3.88%, moving from 1.03 to 0.99.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,557	#10,931	-3.54%
Count	2,788	2,912	4.45%
Proportion per 100k	1.03	0.99	-3.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcmasters

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some notable changes for those bearing the Mcmasters surname between 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic demographic, which grew by an astonishing 137.5%, up from 1.04% to 2.47%. The group identifying as two or more races also saw a substantial increase, rising by 36.44%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category experienced a moderate 17.02% increase. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identified as White decreased slightly from 93.76% to 91.93%. Similarly, the count of American Indian and Alaskan Native reduced by 43.06%, while the percentage of Black individuals only slightly increased by 6.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.76%	91.93%	-1.95%
Black	2.83%	3.02%	6.71%
Hispanic	1.04%	2.47%	137.5%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.61%	36.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.55%	17.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.72%	0.41%	-43.06%