as a Last Name
- 173,855
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Mason
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 146th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 173,855
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virginia
- has the most people named Mason per capita
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