Mason (given name)

Mason
Pronunciation	/meɪsən/
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

A

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

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

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

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 Durie (disambiguation), multiple people
Mason Duval (born 2001), Caymanian footballer
Mason Dye (born 1994), American actor

E

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

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

G

Mason Gaffney (1923–2020), American economist
Mason Gamble (born 1986), American actor
Mason GTS (born 1986), Vietnamese-Australian Project Management Professional
Mason Garcia, American football player
Mason Geertsen (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
Mason Gillis (born 2000), American college 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

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

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

Mason Kayne (born 1985), English actor
Mason Kinsey (born 1998), American football player

L

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

M

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

Mason Neely (born 1979), American record producer
Mason Novick (born 1974), American film producer

O

Mason O'Malley (born 2001), English footballer

P

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

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

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

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

Mason Unck (born 1980), American football player

V

Mason Vaugh (1894–1978), American agriculturalist

W

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

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

^ Mason, Thinkbabynames.com
^ Mason, Nameberry.com
^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

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