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". It is of English, Scottish, Irish, Italian or French 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. 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
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
Brian Mason (born 1953), Canadian politician
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
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
Edith Mason (1892-1973), American singer
Edward J. Mason (1912-1971), British radio writer
Edwyn E. Mason (1913–2003), New York politician
F. Van Wyck Mason (1901–1978), American historian and novelist
Frank Mason (disambiguation), several people
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
Harry Mason (disambiguation), several people
Harvey Mason (born 1947), American drummer
Helen Mason (1938-1989), British journalist and author
Henry Mason (disambiguation)
Ian J. Mason, Australian ornithologist and taxonomist
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
Kendra Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Kevin Mason, American football player
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
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
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
Otis Tufton Mason, American anthropologist
Pat Mason, American college baseball coach
Perry Mason, fictional lawyer of Erle Stanley Gardner
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
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
Theodorus B. M. Mason, American naval intelligence officer
Thomas Henry Mason (1811–1900), British Admiral
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
C. Vernon Mason, American lawyer
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
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