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Old French / English
Crest motif: shield
MASON
"Stone worker"
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book_2 The Meaning of Mason
- •Stone worker
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Occupational name that became a popular given name.
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Surname Adapted as Given Name
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Honorific Tradition
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Originated as a surname
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Adopted as given name — honorific or family lineage
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Surname/occupational — stoneworker; Prince Hall Mason tradition
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- •Freedman's Bank Records — post-Civil War African American names from 1865–1874
- •US Census Public Data — historical distribution from 1880 onward
- •Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage — Lowcountry SC/GA naming with retained African linguistic patterns
- •SSA Baby Names — US popularity and emergence timelines from 1880
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Old French / English — Mason
Surname adapted as given name
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