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MASON

in the US

There are 128,944 people with the last name "MASON" in the United States.

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MASON 150
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  1. is 146th most common Porter
  2. is 147th most common Schmidt
  3. is 148th most common Stone
  4. is 149th most common Hunt
  5. is 150th most common Mason
  6. is 151st most common Palmer
  7. is 152nd most common Rose
  8. is 153rd most common Hunter
  9. is 154th most common Robertson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Maxon, Masood, Magoon, Mazon, Madonna, Masone, Masoner, Masoud, Madonia, Meson

Most Common First Names for MASON

James, Robert, John, Michael, David, William, Mary, Richard, Charles, Linda

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Meaning & History

1. English and Scottish: occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.

2. Italian (Veneto): from a short form of Masone.

3. French: from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.

FOREBEARS George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI. Two other families of this name were among the early English settlers in America. John Mason (1586–1635) was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, became governor of Newfoundland in 1615, and was one of the founders of NH. His namesake, John Mason (?1600–72), emigrated before 1633 and was one of the founders of Norwich, CT.

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