Mason (given name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | /meɪsən/ |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Welsh Stone Worker |
Meaning | "One who works with stone" |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Madon |
Related names | Macen, Masen, Mayson, Maison |
Mason is a traditionally masculine given name, although recently the name has been used for either sex. Its origin is from the occupational surname Mason, which means "one who works with stone".[1]
The popularity of the given name has risen in recent years, becoming the second most popular name given to boys in the United States in 2011.[2] In 2022, it was the 32nd most popular name given to boys in Canada.[3]
List of people with the given name "Mason" include
[edit]A
[edit]- Mason Abbiate (born 1998), American Paralympic soccer player
- Mason Adams (1919–2005), American actor
- Mason Aguirre (born 1987), American snowboarder
- Mason Andrews (1919–2006), American physician
- Mason Appleton (born 1996), American ice hockey player
B
[edit]- Mason Barbera (born 1997), Australian racing driver
- Mason Barrett (born 1999), English footballer
- Mason Bates (born 1977), American composer
- Mason Durell Betha (born 1975), American rapper
- Mason Bennett (born 1996), English footballer
- Mason Bennett (Canadian football) (born 1997), Canadian football player
- Mason Black (born 1999), American baseball player
- Mason Bloomfield (born 1996), English footballer
- Mason Brayman (1813–1895), American attorney and army officer
- Mason Brodine (born 1988), American football player
- Mason Brooks (born 1999), American football player
- Mason Brown (1799–1867), American politician
- Mason Burstow (born 2003), English footballer
C
[edit]- Mason Carter (1834–1909), American army officer
- Mason Caton-Brown (born 1993), Jamaican rugby league footballer
- Mason Cerruto (born 1996), Italian rugby league footballer
- Mason Chamberlin (1727–1787), English painter
- Mason Cobb (born 2001), American football player
- Mason Fitch Cogswell (1761–1830), American physician
- Mason Cole (born 1996), American football player
- Mason Cook (born 2000), American actor
- Mason Cooley (1927–2002), American aphorist
- Mason Vale Cotton (born 2002), American actor
- Mason Cox (born 1991), American Australian rules footballer
- Mason Crane (born 1997), English cricketer
- Mason Crosby (born 1984), American football player
D
[edit]- Mason Daring (born 1949), American musician
- Mason C. Darling (1801–1866), American politician
- Mason Deeds (born 1998), American soccer player
- Mason Diaz (born 2000), American stock car racing driver
- Mason Alan Dinehart (born 1936), American business consultant
- Mason J. Dunn (born 1985), American lawyer
- Mason Durie (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mason Duval (born 2001), Caymanian footballer
- Mason Dye (born 1994), American actor
E
[edit]- Mason Emerson (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Mason Englert (born 1999), American baseball player
- Mason Espinosa, American football coach
- Mason Ewing (born 1982), Cameroonian fashion designer
F
[edit]- Mason Fairchild (born 2001), American football player
- Mason Fawns (born 1999), English footballer
- Mason Ferlic (born 1993), American runner
- Mason Filippi (born 1998), American auto racing driver
- Mason Fine (born 1997), American football player
- Mason Finley (born 1990), American shot putter and discus thrower
- Mason Flesch (born 1999), Canadian rugby union footballer
- Mason Forbes, American basketball player
- Mason Foster (born 1989), American football player
- Mason Fowler (born 1993), American mixed martial artist
- Mason Fung (born 2004), Hong Kong actor
G
[edit]- Mason Gaffney (1923–2020), American economist
- Mason Gamble (born 1986), American actor
- Mason Garcia, American football player
- Mason Geertsen (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mason Gillis (born 2000), American basketball player
- Mason Gooding (born 1996), American actor
- Mason Gordon (rugby union) (born 2003), Australian rugby union footballer
- Mason Grady (born 2002), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Mason Graham (born 2003), American football player
- Mason Greenwood (born 2001), English footballer
- Mason Grimes (born 1992), Guamanian footballer
- Mason Welch Gross (1911–1977), American television personality
H
[edit]- Mason Hale (1929–1990), American lichenologist
- Mason Hammond (1903–2002), American professor
- Mason Hancock (born 2003), English footballer
- Mason Alexander Hargrave (1923–1988), American community organizer
- Mason Harwell (1806–1879), American auctioneer
- Mason Hawkins, American investor
- Mason Hill (geologist) (1904–1992), American geologist
- Mason Ho (born 1988), American surfer
- Mason Hoffenberg (1922–1986), American writer
- Mason Holgate (born 1996), English footballer
- Mason Hollyman (born 2000), British cyclist
J
[edit]- Mason Jackson (1819–1903), English engraver
- Mason Jennings (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
- Mason Jobst (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- Mason Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
K
[edit]- Mason Kayne (born 1985), English actor
- Mason Kinsey (born 1998), American football player
L
[edit]- Mason Lamb (born 2001), American soccer player
- Mason Lee (born 1990), Taiwanese-American actor
- Mason Leeth (born 2001), American soccer player
- Mason Lindahl, American guitarist
- Mason Lino (born 1994), Samoan rugby league footballer
- Mason Lowe (1993–2019), American rodeo cowboy
- Mason Ludwig (born 2002), American stock car racing driver
- Mason Lund (born 2002), New Zealand rugby union footballer
M
[edit]- Mason Maggio (born 2004), American stock car racing driver
- Mason Malmuth (born 1951), American poker player
- Mason Marchment (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mason Martin (born 1999), American baseball player
- Mason Massey (born 1997), American racing driver
- Mason Mastroianni (born 1978), American comic artist
- Mason Mathews (1803–1878), American politician
- Mason Maury (1847–1919), American architect
- Mason McCormick (born 2000), American football player
- Mason McCoy (born 1995), American baseball player
- Mason McDonald (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mason McTavish (born 2003), Swiss ice hockey player
- Mason Meadows (born 1979), American Private Equity executive
- Mason Melia (born 2007), Irish footballer
- Mason Miller (born 1998), American baseball player
- Mason Mingus (born 1994), American stock car racing driver
- Mason Mitchell (born 1994), American stock car racing driver
- Mason Morelli (born 1996), American ice hockey player
- Mason Mount (born 1999), English footballer
- Mason Munn (born 2006), Northern Irish footballer
- Mason Musso (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and musician
N
[edit]- Mason Neely (born 1979), American record producer
- Mason Novick (born 1974), American film producer
O
[edit]- Mason O'Malley (born 2001), English footballer
P
[edit]- Mason Alexander Park (born 1995), American actor and singer
- Mason Parris (born 1999), American wrestler
- Mason Patrick (1863–1942), American army officer
- Mason Peatling (born 1997), Australian basketball player
- Mason Peck, American professor
- Mason S. Peters (1844–1914), American politician
- Mason Phelps (1885–1945), American golfer
- Mason Phelps Jr. (1949–2021), American horse trainer
- Mason Pierce (born 1999), Canadian football player
- Mason Plumlee (born 1990), American basketball player
- Mason Porter (born 1976), American mathematician
R
[edit]- Mason Raige (born 1972), American professional wrestler
- Mason Ramsey (born 2006), American singer-songwriter
- Mason Raymond (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mason Redman (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
- Mason Reese (born 1965), American actor
- Mason Remey (1874–1974), American religious leader
- Mason Robertson (born 1994), Scottish footballer
- Mason Robinson (born 1989), American football player
- Mason Rocca (born 1977), Italian-American basketball player
- Mason Rudolph (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mason Ruffner (born 1947), American singer-songwriter
- Mason Ryan (born 1982), Welsh professional wrestler
S
[edit]- Mason Schreck (born 1993), American football player
- Mason Scott (1865–1916), English rugby union footballer
- Mason Sears (1899–1973), American politician
- Mason Shaw (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mason Shefa (born 1993), American filmmaker
- Mason Spence (born 1994), English footballer
- Mason Spencer (1892–1962), American planter
- Mason Springthorpe (born 1994), English footballer
- Mason Stajduhar (born 1997), American soccer player
- Mason S. Stone (1857–1940), American educator and politician
- Mason Symons (born 1989), American wheelchair rugby player
T
[edit]- Mason Tappan (1817–1886), American politician
- Mason Tatafu (born 2002), Australian footballer
- Mason Taylor, American football player
- Mason Teague (born 2003), Australian rugby league footballer
- Mason Thames, American actor
- Mason A. Thayer (1839–??), American politician
- Mason B. Thomas, American football coach
- Mason Thompson (born 1998), American baseball player
- Mason Tipton (born 2000), American football player
- Mason Tobin (born 1987), American baseball player
- Mason Toye (born 1998), American soccer player
- Mason Trafford (born 1986), Canadian soccer player
- Mason Tvert, American activist
U
[edit]- Mason Unck (born 1980), American football player
V
[edit]- Mason Vaugh (1894–1978), American agriculturalist
W
[edit]- Mason Walters, American football player
- Mason Warren (born 1997), English footballer
- Mason Weaver, American motivational speaker
- Mason Webb (born 1986), American soccer player
- Mason Locke Weems (1759–1825), American minister
- Mason Wiley (1955–1994), American author
- Mason Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mason Wood (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Mason Morgan, a character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Mason Turner, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Mason Verger, a character in the novel and movie Hannibal
- Mason, the birth name of Dipper Pines, the main protagonist of the television series Gravity Falls
References
[edit]See also
[edit]- Mason (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Mason"
- Mason (surname), a list of people with the surname "Mason"