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