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Early Origins of the Maston family

The surname Maston was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Maston family

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Maston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marston, Marsden, Marson and others.

Early Notables of the Maston family

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Maston Ranking

In the United States, the name Maston is the 14,834th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Maston migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Maston, aged 20, who landed in New England aboard the ship "John & Dorothy" 2
  • George Maston, who landed in Virginia in 1653 2
  • Robert Maston, who landed in Maryland in 1663 2
  • John Maston, who arrived in Virginia in 1665 2
  • William Maston, who landed in Virginia in 1666 2
Maston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • V Maston, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Maston (post 1700) +

  • T. B. Maston (1897-1988), American writer and namesake of the T. B. Maston Foundation
  • Mercy Maston (b. 1992), American defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL)
  • Le'Shai Maston (b. 1970), American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) and current head football coach at Providence Christian School of Dallas, Texas
  • Carl Maston (1915-1992), born Carl Mastopietro, an American influential Los Angeles mid-century modern architect
  • Sue P. Maston, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1948 3
  • June Maston (1928-2004), Australian silver medalist sprinter and athletics coach from New South Wales
  • Maston E. O'Neal Jr. (1907-1990), American politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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