indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsMastenbrook, Van Mastenbroek, Van Mastenbrook, Masstenbrook, Mastonbrook, Mastembroek, Mastenbrok, Mastenbrock, Mastenbrouk, Maastenbruck
Meaning & History
Originally indicated a person from the polder area of Mastenbroek in the Dutch province of Overijssel, as well as a small village built around a church in the middle of that polder area. The place names derive from Middle Dutch mast meaning "pole, mast" or "pig feed, fodder" combined with broek meaning "marsh, wetland".