Mason
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Mason is a common English surname of occupational origin, historically referring to a stoneworker or builder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mason canonical | 19 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
ⓘ
occupational surname ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Old French word "maçon" ⓘ |
| hasCategory | occupational family name ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalOrigin |
Middle English
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
one who works with stone
ⓘ
stoneworker ⓘ |
| hasNameType | toponym-free occupational surname ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearers | various individuals in politics, arts, sports, and science ⓘ |
| hasOriginalOccupation |
builder in stone
ⓘ
construction worker specializing in stone ⓘ stonemason ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm |
Freemasons
ⓘ
surface form:
Masons
|
| hasVariantForm |
Masonn
ⓘ
Mayson ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| isCommonInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isRelatedTo | given name Mason ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy | patrilineal descent in most English-speaking cultures ⓘ |
| originallyReferredTo |
builder
ⓘ
stoneworker ⓘ |
| usedAs |
family name
ⓘ
last name ⓘ surname of English origin ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.