Mast Family History
Mast Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: nickname from Middle High German mast ‘fat stout’. Compare Maust . Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a swineherd from Middle Dutch mast ‘mast swine fodder’. Dutch (Van der Mast and Van de Mast): topographic name for someone from a place rich in animal fodder for example acorns (see 2 above). English (Essex) and Dutch: nickname for a tall lanky man from Middle Dutch mast Middle English mast ‘mast of a ship’ in Middle English also ‘long pole’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022