Mason may refer to:

Occupations

* Mason, brick mason, or

bricklayer A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsperson and tradesperson who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of maso ...

, a worker who lays bricks to assist in brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces *

Stone mason In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...

, a craftsman in the stone-cutting and shaping industry

Organizations

Mason (Freemasonry) Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) consists of fraternal groups that trace their origins to the medieval guilds of stonemasons. Freemasonry is the oldest secular fraternity in the world and among the oldest still-existing organizati ...

, a general term for a Freemason *

George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...

in Virginia, US ** Its athletic program, the

George Mason Patriots The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University (GMU), located in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of th ...

People

* Mason (given name) * Mason (surname), an English, French or Italian surname * Mason sept of

Clan Sinclair Clan Sinclair ( ) is a Highland Scottish clan which holds the lands of Caithness, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians. The chiefs of the clan were the Barons of Roslin and later the Earls of Orkney and Earls of Caithness. The Sinclairs are be ...

Mason (musician) Iason Chronis (; born 17 January 1980), better known as Mason, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He had a number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in 2007 with his track "Exceeder". Exceeder had originally been an instrumental and had received a ...

(born 1980), Dutch electronic music producer, real name Iason Chronis

Places

Mason, Illinois Mason is an incorporated town in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 census. It was named after Roswell Mason, an official of the Illinois Central Railroad. Mason is part of the Effingham, IL Micropol ...

Mason, Grant County, Kentucky Mason is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 25 south-southwest of Williamstown. Mason has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that p ...

* Mason, Magoffin County, Kentucky * Masons, Maryland *

Mason, Michigan Mason is a city and the county seat of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,283 at the 2020 census. The Mason was named after Stevens T. Mason, the state's first governor. History In 1836 Charles Noble knew that ...

, in Ingham County * Mason, Houghton County, Michigan * Mason, Nevada * Mason, New Hampshire *

Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, approximately north of downtown Cincinnati. As of the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, Mason's population was 34,792. It is home to Kings Island amusement park and one of ...

* Mason, Oklahoma *

Mason, South Dakota Mason is a ghost town in Butte County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History Mason was laid out in 1912, and named in honor of a local family. A post office called Mason was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1940. See ...

Mason, Tennessee Mason is a town in Tipton County, Tennessee. The population was 1,609 at the 2010 census. Mason is located along U.S. Route 70, and is home to a federal detention facility. History The first rail service in Tipton County was established in De ...

Mason, Texas Mason is a city in, and the county seat of, Mason County, Texas, United States. The city is an agricultural community on Comanche Creek southwest of Mason Mountain, on the Edwards Plateau and part of the Llano Uplift. Its population was 2,121 ...

Mason, West Virginia Mason, also known as Mason City, is a town in Mason County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. ...

Mason (town), Wisconsin Mason is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 289 at the 2020 census, down from 315 at the 2010 census. The Village of Mason is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Sutherland is located par ...

Mason, Wisconsin Mason is a village in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 101 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Mason. U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. History In the early 1880s, ...

, village within the town *

Mason City (disambiguation) Mason City is the name of several places in the United States of America: * Mason City, Illinois * Mason City, Iowa * Mason City, Nebraska * Mason, West Virginia, also known as Mason City * Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren C ...

Mason County (disambiguation) Mason County is the name of several counties in the United States: * Mason County, Illinois * Mason County, Kentucky, originally Mason County, Virginia (1788–1792) * Mason County, Michigan * Mason County, Texas * Mason County, Washington * Maso ...

Mason Township (disambiguation) Mason Township may refer to: *Mason Township, Yell County, Arkansas in Yell County, Arkansas *Mason Township, Effingham County, Illinois *Mason Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa *Mason Township, Taylor County, Iowa *Mason Township, Arenac County, ...

* Mason, Veneto

Science and technology

Mason (crater) Mason is the remains of a lunar impact crater that lies in the northeastern part of the Moon. It is nearly attached to the eastern rim of the flooded crater Plana, and southeast of Bürg. Along the northern rim of Mason is the southern edge of ...

, on the Moon *

MASON (Java) MASON is a multi-agent simulation environment developed in Java. Development MASON is developed at George Mason University's Evolutionary Computation Laboratory in conjunction with the GMU Center for Social Complexity. First released in 2003, t ...

, an artificial-life computer simulation development environment *

Mason jar A Mason jar, also known as a canning jar, preserves jar or fruit jar, is a glass jar used in home canning to food preservation, preserve food. It was named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason, who patented it in 1858. The jar's mouth has a ...

, a molded glass jar used in home canning to preserve food

Transport and military

* Mason (streetcar), first streetcar in the U.S. *

Mason Machine Works The Mason Machine Works was a machinery manufacturing company located in Taunton, Massachusetts, between 1845 and 1944. The company became famous for an early invention by its creator, William Mason, the self-acting mule, first patented in 1840 ...

, Taunton, Massachusetts, known for its locomotives *

Mason Motor Car Company The Mason was a Brass Era automobile manufactured in Des Moines, Iowa from 1906 to 1909 and Waterloo, Iowa from 1911 to 1914. In 1909 and 1910 it was marketed as the Maytag-Mason. History The first prototype called the Marvel was powered by a ...

, a brass era car company * Mason Truck, a subsidiary of Durant Motors of the 1920s * USS ''Mason'', several warships

Other uses

Mason (American band) Mason was a rock band from Virginia.- which was formed in 1968 and broke up in 1974. In 1971 it released an album called ''Harbour''. Its songs included "Let It Burn", "Tell Me", "Electric Sox and All", "Golden Sails", "Travelin'","Harbour","Go ...

, a rock band from Virginia * ''Masons'' (novel), a novel by Alexey Pisemsky *

Mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...

(''Osmia'' species), of the family Megachilidae