Given name & surname
Masson
“a stoneworker”·“one who works with stone”
Masson is a variant of Mason. Interpretations include “a stoneworker” (English) and “one who works with stone” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Masson is a variant of Mason. Interpretations include “a stoneworker” (English) and “one who works with stone” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Masson is a variant of Mason. An origin associated with Mason is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Masson is a variant of Mason. The history of Mason gives this family its wider story. Mason’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Masson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 328
- 328 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,674 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,674 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 333 as a first name in 2020; 2,868 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Masson’s family of names
Masson has a related form in Mason. In Greek usage, Masson as a surname is a transliteration of Μάσσον. In Greek usage, Masson as a surname is a transliteration of Μασσόν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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