Heraldry and the Lemaster Surname

Start with the numbers and the Lemaster surname comes into focus. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lemaster with 7,858 bearers, at rank 4,513. That puts it inside the top 5,000 US surnames.

Researching the origin

The meaning of Lemaster is not given in the reference works we use for these short pages; a full report traces it from your own family's records. Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Lemaster line back.

Sound-alike surnames

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Lemaster family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Lemaster line, if any, bore arms.

Research your Lemaster family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.