Mason (surname)

Mason is an Italian, French or English surname that refers to someone who did stonemasonry work, or it derives from the given name "Maso", which is the short form of the personal name "Tommaso". The name "Tommaso", or "Thomas", is itself derived from the Aramaic toma ("twin").[1][2]

In Italy, the name was first recorded in Piedmont, in France in Provence and in England, on the Isle of Thanet.

Variants of the surname include Masella, Maselli, Masellis, Masetti, Masetto, Masi, Masiello, Masillo, Masin, Masina, Masini, Masino, Masiol, Maso, Masolini, Masolo, Masoni, Masotti, Masselli, Massetti, Massini, Masucci, Masuccio, Masulli, Masullo, Masutti, Masutto, and several others.[2]

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  • Ian J. Mason (late 20th c.), Australian ornithologist and taxonomist

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