Mason

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Mason is a common English surname of occupational origin, historically referring to a stoneworker or builder.

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Label Occurrences
Mason canonical 19

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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

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