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Spelling Variants of Masterton

As well as those noted in Black's Surnames of Scotland, there are many other variants of the spelling of Masterton encountered in the Scottish Old Parish Records and Registers. Masterton can also be misrecorded, particularly in census records as "Masterson" (or vice-versa). The Masterson surname is more prevalent in Ireland and Suffolk. There are also occasions where a family originally with the Masterson surname, has evolved into Masterton in later generations. Here are the earliest recorded dates for each of the 87 spelling variants encountered:

Charters and other early records

Villa Magistri (1250) - the Latinised version of the name.
de Maisterton (1419); de Maysterton (1316); de Maystertun (1272); de Meistreton (1296);
Maisterton (1570); Maistertoun (1455); Maistertoune (1568); Mastirtone (1540);

Old Parish Records (Scotland)

Births:
Maistersoun (1625); Maisterstoun (1632); Maistertonn (1616); Maistertonne (1655); Maistertown (1637); Maistertowne (1614); Maistirtoun (1581); Maistortoun (1598); Maistown (1666); Masterdan (1831); Masteron (1678); Masteroun (1707); Mastersone (1703); Mastersoun (1710); Masterston (1717); Masterstoun (1615); Mastertertone (1766); Mastertin (1745); Mastertone (1619); Mastertoun (1595); Mastertounn (1651); Mastertown (1625); Mastertowne (1621); Mastertowns (1704); Mastirtonn (1629); Mastorton (1827); Mastown (1663); Masttown (1664); Maysterton (1790); McMasterton (1772); Meastertoun (1688); Meastertoune (1689); Meistertoune (1618); Mesterstoun (1677); Mesterton (1646); Mestertone (1614); Mestertonne (1641); Mestertoun (1677); Mestertoune (1656); Mestertown (1660); Mestown (1665); Misterton (1760); Myesterton (1783); Mysterton (1781).

Marriages:
MacMasterton (1797); Maistertone (1606); Masstertone (1690); Mastarton (1778); Masterman (1847); Masterson (1728); Mastersoune (1676); Masterstone (1706); Masterstown (1838); Mastertain (1818); Masterten (1720); Mastertine (1779); Mastertoin (1779); Mastertonn (1662); Mastertonne (1631); Mastertoune(1632); Mastertson (1769); Mastirtoun (1564); McStersson (1726); McStirtowne (1645); Merstertone (1621); Mesterson (1640); Mestertowne (1640); Mostertown (1662); Moustertoun (1614);

Scottish Wills and Testament:

Maistertonnes (1667); Musterton (1857).

Statutory Registers (Scotland)

Births:
Mastartan (1874)

Marriages:
Mastarten (1874)

Census (Scotland)

1841: Masterter. 1851: Materean. 1861: Mastertan; Mastirtan. 1871: Mestherson.