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"There are three places called 'Les Moutiers,' 'Monasteria,' in the department of Calvados in Normandy but if he were a Breton, as seems probable, Moutiers near La Guerche may be the more likely place for him to have come from. This was also an occupational name for a person who was the master of his craft deriving from the Old French word maistre, and the Old English word maister. It comes from an early member of the family who was a person who behaved in a masterful manner. The Masters family name dates back to 1066 when the Norman Conquest of England introduced a plethora of new names and words into Britain.
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