Mason may refer to:

Occupations

* Mason, brick mason, or

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

, a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces * Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutting and shaping industry

Organizations

* Mason (Freemasonry), a general term for a Freemason *

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

in Virginia, US ** Its athletic program, the George Mason Patriots

People

* Mason (given name) *

Mason (surname) Mason is an occupational surname of Scottish and English origin, with variations also found in Italian and French, generally referring to someone who performed stonemasonry work. People with the surname A * Abbie K. Mason (1861–1908) was a ...

, an English, French or Italian surname * Mason sept of Clan Sinclair * Mason (musician) (born 1980), Dutch electronic music producer, real name Iason Chronis

Places

* Mason, Illinois * Mason, Grant County, Kentucky * Mason, Magoffin County, Kentucky *

Masons, Maryland Masons is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. References Unincorporated communities in Charles County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland {{CharlesCountyMD-geo-stub ...

* Mason, Michigan, in Ingham County *

Mason, Houghton County, Michigan Mason is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan that is the remainder of past stamp mill operations at the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills. Still standing and mostly occupied are 23 mining company houses, all along M-26. ...

* Mason, Nevada * Mason, New Hampshire * Mason, Ohio *

Mason, Oklahoma Mason is a small unincorporated rural community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established October 17, 1910. It was named for the first postmaster, Daniel S. Mason. Unincorporated communities in Okfuskee ...

* Mason, South Dakota *

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 Dec ...

* Mason, Texas * Mason, West Virginia * Mason (town), Wisconsin ** Mason, Wisconsin, village within the town * Mason City (disambiguation) * Mason County (disambiguation) * Mason Township (disambiguation)

Science and technology

* Mason (crater), on the Moon * MASON (Java), an artificial-life computer simulation development environment * Mason jar, a molded glass jar used in home canning to preserve food

Transport and military

Mason (streetcar) John G. Stephenson (1809 in County Armagh, Ireland - 1893 in New Rochelle, N.Y.), an American coachbuilder, invented and patented the first streetcar to run on rails in the United States. Middleton, William D. (1967). ''The Time of the Trolley ...

, first streetcar in the U.S. * Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Massachusetts, known for its locomotives * Mason Motor Car Company, a brass era car company * Mason Truck, a subsidiary of Durant Motors of the 1920s * USS ''Mason'', several warships

Other uses

* Mason (American band), a rock band from Virginia * ''Masons'' (novel), a novel by Alexey Pisemsky * Mason bee (''Osmia'' species), of the family Megachilidae