Masterson (surname)

Masterson is a surname that originated in the British Isles. It is most commonly found in Ireland where it has often been used as the anglicised form of a Fermanagh sept Mac an Mhaighistir (McMaster), not to be confused with the Scottish McMaster(s). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alanna Masterson (born 1988), American actress
 * Bat Masterson (1853–1921), gunfighter, lawman, sports writer
 * Chase Masterson (born 1963), American actress
 * Christina Masterson (born 1989), American actress
 * Christopher Masterson (born 1980), American actor
 * Danny Masterson (born 1976), American actor, older brother of Christopher Masterson
 * Emma Masterson (born 1977), Thai actress, model and television presenter
 * Fay Masterson (born 1974), English actress
 * James F. Masterson (1926–2010), American psychiatrist
 * Jordan Masterson (born 1986), American actor
 * Justin Masterson (born 1985), American baseball player
 * Kelly Masterson, American screenwriter
 * Lisa Masterson (born 1966) OB/GYN on the talk show The Doctors
 * Luke Masterson (born 1998), American football player
 * Martha Gay Masterson (1837–1916), American settler and diarist
 * Mary Stuart Masterson (born 1966), American actress
 * Paul Masterson, Northern Irish music producer
 * Rod Masterson (1945–2013), American actor
 * Ronnie Masterson (1926–2014), Irish actress
 * Valerie Masterson (born 1937), English opera singer
 * Walt Masterson (1920–2008), American baseball pitcher
 * Walter Masterson (born 1978), American comedian
 * Wayne Masterson (1959–1991), British scientist

Fictional characters

 * Teresa Masterson, a character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away; portrayed by Simone McAullay
 * Jill Masterson, from Goldfinger
 * Cookie Masterson, character from American trivia party game You Don't Know Jack; portrayed by Tom Gottlieb
 * Jen Masterson, fictional character on Canadian cartoon series 6teen