Mason Family History
Mason Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a stonemason,
Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen.
Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle
Ages.Italian (Veneto): from a short form of Masone.French: from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.
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Name Distribution of Mason Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Mason families
 927 - 1,851  310 - 926 |
 1 - 309  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Mason families
|
2,538 - 5,074 847 - 2,537 |
1 - 846 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Mason families
|
409 - 816 137 - 408 |
1 - 136 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Mason Family Origin
Mason Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Mason
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Mason Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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