How common is the last name Mason?

153,847 people in the United States have the last name Mason, about 1 in 1,943. It ranks #171 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MASON

#171

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
153,847
About
1 in 1,943
This common or more
21.1%
Who bears it

Of the 153,847 people with the last name Mason, 65.9% reported their origin as White, 24.6% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mason

#169 Shaw · 155,184#170 Dixon · 154,538#172 Snyder · 152,979#173 Hunt · 152,764

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mason, most common first.

#5,062 Macon · 6,714#7,137 Maxson · 4,510#10,644 Masson · 2,868#11,910 Maxon · 2,513#14,620 Mazon · 1,955#31,504 Maison · 787#32,585 Masone · 756#35,096 Mawson · 692

Also a first name

As a first name, Mason ranks #199 of 53,615, with 269,852 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2011, with 19,619 births. See Mason as a first name

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