About the Maister Surname

Spellings drift, and Maister is where Masters drifted for some families. The family name meaning is “Son of the master”, the same as for Masters.

How the spelling arose

Records show Maister as one of the forms Masters took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Master and McMasters.

Heraldry and the Maister name

There is no single Maister family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Maister report, with a museum-style coat of arms.