The Masson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,718 people carried this name — #10,773 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 99,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 22,520 people named Masson.
320 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 102 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 2,104 people named Masson 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
684 people named Masson live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Masson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Masson in American newspapers,
1899–1911.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,925 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Masson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jacobus Latomus 1475–1544 · theologian -
Jean Papire Masson 1544–1611 · librarian -
Antoine Masson 1636–1700 · engraver -
Francis Masson 1741–1805 · botanical collector -
Jérôme-Pélagie Masson de Meslay 1742–1798 · melomania
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 186 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Masson.
- Massimino 543 · U.S. census
- Massin 128 · U.S. census
- Massing 415 · U.S. census
- Massini 139 · U.S. census
- Massis 120 · U.S. census
- Masso 878 · U.S. census
- Massone 147 · U.S. census
- Massoni 462 · U.S. census
- Massucco 163 · U.S. census
- Massy 253 · U.S. census
- Mast 12,869 · U.S. census
- Mastalerz 255 · U.S. census
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