Mason (surname)
Mason is an occupational surname that refers to someone who did stonemasonry work, or it came from the first-name Maso, which is the short form of the personal name Tommaso. The name Tommaso, or Thomas, is itself derived from the Aramic "toma" which means "twin".[1] [2] It is of Italian, French, Scottish, English or Irish origin.
In England, the name was first found on the Isle of Thanet, and in Italy, in Piedmont. Notable people with the surname include:
A
- A. E. W. Mason (1865-1948), British author
- Abner Mason, American presidential advisor on AIDS
- Alex Mason, the protagonist of the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Andrea Mason (born 1968), Australian politician
- Angela Mason (born 1944), British activist
- Anthony Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Armistead Thompson Mason (1787–1819), US Senator
B
- Babbie Mason (born 1955), American gospel singer
- Barbara Mason (born 1947), American singer
- Barry Mason (born 1935), British songwriter
- Benjamin Mason (disambiguation)
- Benedict Mason (born 1954), British composer
- Biddy Mason (1818-1891), American freed slave, nurse and businesswoman
- Bill Mason (1929–1988), Canadian canoeist, author, artist
- Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1940), American novelist
- Bobby Joe Mason (1936–2006), American basketball player
- Brett Mason (born 1962), Australian politician
- Brewster Mason (1922-1987), British actor
Brewster Mason (1922-1987), British actor
- Brian Mason (born 1953), Canadian politician
C
- Caroline Atherton Mason (née Briggs) (1823–1890), American poet
- Charles Mason (of the Mason-Dixon line) (1728-1786), British astronomer
- Charles Harrison Mason (1866-1961), American religious leader
- Craig Mason, character from the Silent Hill series
- Chris Mason (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Mason (born 1969), British darts player
- Clarence Mason (born 1965), American lawyer and professional wrestling manager
- Colin Mason (born 1926), Australian author, journalist and politician
- Connie Mason (born 1937), American model
D
- Dave Mason (born 1946), British musician, early member of Traffic
- David Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Derrick Mason (born 1974), American football player
- Desmond Mason (born 1977), American basketball player
- Dutch Mason (1938-2006), Canadian musician
E
- Edith Mason (1892-1973), American singer
- Edward J. Mason (1912-1971), British radio writer
- Edwyn E. Mason (1913–2003), New York politician
F
- F. Van Wyck Mason (1901–1978), American historian and novelist
- Frank Mason (disambiguation), several people
G
- Gary Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Germaine Mason (born 1983), Jamaican athlete
- George Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
- George Mason (1725-1792), United States patriot, statesman and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention
- Glen Mason (born 1950), American football coach
- Glyn Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford (1887–1972), politician
H
- Harry Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Harvey Mason (born 1947), American drummer
- Helen Mason (1938-1989), British journalist and author
- Henry Mason (disambiguation)
I
- Ian J. Mason, Australian ornithologist and taxonomist
J
- Jack Mason (1874–1958), English cricketer
- Jack Mason (1896–1968), British World War I flying ace
- Jackie Mason (born 1931), American comedian
- James Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
- James Mason (1909-1984), British actor
- James Mason (1849–1905), chess player
- James Mason (born 1952), American Neo-Nazi
- James W. Mason (1841-1875), African-American politician.
- James Murray Mason (1798-1871), American Confederate politician
- James O. Mason (born 1930), acting US Surgeon General
- James Mason (born 1947), Australian field hockey player
- James Wood-Mason, Scottish zoologist
- Jeanine Mason, winner of So You Think You Can Dance (season 5)
- John Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
- Sir John Mason (1503-1566), British diplomat and spy
- John Mason (1586-1635), founder of the Province of New Hampshire.
- John Mason (c.1600-1672), commander of the Connecticut forces in the Pequot War in 1637
- John Mason (businessman), an early 19th-century merchant and banker, founder of Chemical Bank and the New York and Harlem Railroad
- John Sanford Mason, Union general in the American Civil War
- John Thomson Mason, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
- John Mason, Australian politician
- John Y. Mason (1799–1859), American politician and diplomat
- Johanna Mason, character in the Hunger Games trilogy series.
- Jonathan Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Mason, American settler
- Sir Josiah Mason (1795–1881), pen manufacturer
K
- Kendra Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Kevin Mason, American football player
L
- Len Mason, rugby player from New Zealand of the 1920s
- Leonard F. Mason (1920–1944), US Marine, medal of honor
- Lisa Mason, British gymnast
- Lowell Mason (1792–1872), American composer of church music
M
- Marie Mason, American environmental activist convicted for arson
- Martin Mason (Australian pioneer), magistrate and surgeon in New South Wales
- Martin Mason (English Quaker), writer of religious tracts
- Marsha Mason, (born 1942), actress
- Martha Mason, American dancer
- Matthew Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Max Mason, American mathematician
- Melvin T. Mason, American politician
- Michael Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Mason, baseball player
- Milt Mason, baseball fan
- Monica Mason, British ballet dancer
- Moose Mason, fictional character, the "Moose" in Archie Comics
- Morgan Mason, son of James Mason, husband of Belinda Carlisle, film director
N
- Newton E. Mason (1850-1945), United States Navy rear admiral
- Newton Henry Mason (1918-1942), United States Navy ensign, posthumous recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross
- Nick Mason, British drummer for Pink Floyd
- Noel Mason-Macfarlane, British soldier and politician
O
- Otis Tufton Mason, American anthropologist
P
- Pat Mason, American college baseball coach
- Perry Mason, fictional lawyer of Erle Stanley Gardner
R
- R. A. K. Mason, New Zealand poet
- Raymond Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Richard Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
- Richard Mason (1919–1997), the author of The World of Suzie Wong
- Richard Mason (born 1977), born in South Africa, the author of The Drowning People
- Richard Mason, American physician and political organiser
- Richard Barnes Mason (1797–1850), military governor of California
- Robert Mason, veteran of the Vietnam War and writer.
- Roger Mason, Jr., American basketball player
- Ron Mason, Canadian ice hockey coach
- Ron G. Mason, Oceanographer
- Roswell B. Mason (1805–1892), mayor of Chicago
- Roy Mason (1924–2015), British politician
- Roy Mason (1938–1996), American architect
S
- Samuel Jefferson Mason, American electrical engineer
- Sarah Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Scott Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Simon Mason, English field hockey goalkeeper
- Skookum Jim Mason (c. 1855 – 1916), Klondike gold rush
- Spinner Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Steve Mason (disambiguation), several people
- Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia) (1760–1803), US Senator
- Stevens T. Mason (1811–1843), Governor of Michigan, grandson of the Governor of Virginia
- Sylvia Mason-James, British singer
T
- Theodorus B. M. Mason, American naval intelligence officer
- Timothy Mason, British Marxist historian
- Tom Mason, Ontario politician
- Tom Mason, American chiropractor and stand-in actor
- Tom Mason, American actor
- Tony Mason, Rally co-driver
V
- C. Vernon Mason, American lawyer
W
- William Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
- William Mason (1725–1797) - English poet, editor and gardener
- William Mason (1808–1883) - American steam locomotive builder
- William Mason (Colt) - American machinist and inventor working for Samuel Colt
- William Mason (1829;1908) - composer
- William Mason, first mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
- Bill Mason (1929–1988), Canadian canoeist and author
- William D. Mason, American politician
- William E. Mason, American politician
- Willie Mason, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
- Willy Mason, musician
See also
- Mason (disambiguation)
- Major Matt Mason, action figure
- Masson (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Mason Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ^ https://www.houseofnames.com/Mason-family-crest/Italian
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