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Origin and popularity of the name MASSON

Origin

Masson : 1: Scottish: variant of Mason ‘mason’.2: Scottish: variant of Meston.3: French and Walloon: from a shortened pet form of the personal name Thomas. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium.4: French: variant of Maçon (see Macon) an occupational name for a stonemason Old French maçon mason. Compare Mason.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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