How Many People Have the Last Name Mason?
people had the surname Mason in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,841 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+4,729 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Mason (68.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 25.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Mason ranks #116. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71% to 68.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Mason grew from 155,484 people in 2000 to 160,213 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #149 to #166. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 57.64 to 54.31 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 155,484 | 160,213 |
| Rank | #149 | #166 |
| Per 100,000 people | 57.64 | 54.31 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Mason
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Mason: M250
👤 Mason as a First Name
Mason is a first name too: about 337,215 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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