The Maison surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 707 people carried this name — #32,524 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 9% from 648 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Maison surname
A spelling variant of Mason.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Maison» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,916 people named Maison.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Somme.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 321 people named Maison live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
162 people named Maison have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 190 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 103 people named Maison live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
54 people named Maison live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Maison,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolas Joseph Maison 1771–1840 · politician -
Edna Maison 1892–1946 · actor -
Pierre Eugène Jules Maison 1814–1879 · painter
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Karl Maison 1840–1896 · politician
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Étienne Maison 1847–1937 · politician
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Léon Maison 1862–1926 · balloonist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Maison.
- Maino 399 · U.S. census
- Mainville 765 · U.S. census
- Maio 1,862 · U.S. census
- Maiorana 1,060 · U.S. census
- Maire 627 · U.S. census
- Mais 738 · U.S. census
- Maisonneuve 346 · U.S. census
- Maitre 514 · U.S. census
- Maiz 176 · U.S. census
- Maj 470 · U.S. census
- Majcher 605 · U.S. census
- Majchrzak 709 · U.S. census
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