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Early Origins of the Maust family

The surname Maust was first found in Cambridge where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1273 when Richard Masterman held estates.

Early History of the Maust family

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Maust Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Masterman, Mausterman, Misterman, Maysterman and others.

Early Notables of the Maust family

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Maust Ranking

In the United States, the name Maust is the 15,748th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Maust family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Maust (post 1700) +

  • Jeanne Maust, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2004 2
  • Fillmore Maust, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Cumberland County, 1897-98, 1905-06 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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