Mast Family History
Mast Name Meaning
Dutch: nickname for a tall, lanky man, from Middle Dutch
mast ‘(ship’s) mast’.Dutch: metonymic occupational name
for a swineherd, from Middle Dutch mast ‘mast’, ‘swine fodder’
(the same word as the English word for beechnuts).Dutch (van
de(r) Mast): topographic name for someone from a place rich in
animal fodder, for example acorns.German and Swiss German:
nickname from Middle High German mast ‘fat’, ‘stout’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Mast
Name Distribution of Mast Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Mast families
 96 - 189  33 - 95 |
 1 - 32  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Mast families
|
8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Mast last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Mast census records
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Mast Family Origin
Mast Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Mast
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Mast Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Mast census records
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Mast Civil War Service Records
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