Find out how popular the last name Maston is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maston.

Maston, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maston surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maston in America

Maston is the 15571st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maston surname appeared 1,878 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Maston.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maston to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maston

The surname MASTON is of English origin, with roots dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from the place name "Marston" or one of its variant spellings, such as "Merston" or "Marton." These place names are found in several counties across England, including Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire.

The name MASTON is thought to have evolved from the Old English words "mere," meaning a lake or pool, and "tun," meaning a farm or estate. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a settlement or farmstead located near a lake or body of water. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name appear in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is written as "Merstone" and "Merstune."

One of the earliest known individuals bearing the MASTON surname was William de Marston, who lived in the 13th century and is mentioned in records from Lincolnshire. In the 14th century, a John de Merston is recorded as holding lands in Staffordshire. During the same period, the name appears in various spellings, such as "Marston," "Merston," and "Merstun," across various county records and tax rolls.

Notable individuals with the MASTON surname include:

1. Thomas Maston (c. 1555 - 1619), an English clergyman and author.
2. William Maston (1605 - 1672), an English colonist who settled in New England in the 17th century.
3. John Maston (1670 - 1745), an English landowner and magistrate in Warwickshire.
4. Elizabeth Maston (1734 - 1812), a British poet and writer from Gloucestershire.
5. Sir George Maston (1805 - 1880), a British politician and Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire.

Over the centuries, the MASTON surname has spread throughout England and beyond, with various branches establishing themselves in different regions. Some families adopted alternative spellings, such as "Marston" or "Merston," while others retained the original MASTON form.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maston

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maston.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maston was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maston has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maston was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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