Mason (surname)

Mason is an occupational surname that refers to someone who did stonemasonry work. It is of English or Irish origin. 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
• 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
• Cheryl Mason, character from the Silent Hill series
• Chris Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • 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
• 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)