Masson (surname)

Masson is a French and Scottish surname, which is an example of convergent etymology in that the French Masson likely derives from a diminutive form of Thomas ("Thomasson")[1], while the Scottish Masson derives from MacMhathain (clan of the bear)[2]. This surname also may be a variant of occupational stoneworker surnames[3] such as Maçon, Mâcon, and Mason, and may refer to:

• André Masson (1896–1987), a French artist
• André Masson (economist), a French economist
• Angela Masson (born 1951), an American pilot and artist
• Antoine Masson (1636–1700), a French engraver
• Charles François Philibert Masson (1762–1807} private secretary to the future Tsar Alexander I
• David Masson (1822–1907), a Scottish writer
• David I. Masson (1917–2007), a Scottish science-fiction writer and librarian, grandson of David Orme Masson
• David Orme Masson (1858–1937), an Australian chemist, son of David Masson
• David Parkes Masson (1847–1915), a wealthy banker in India and distinguished philatelist
• Didier Masson (?–1950), a French pilot
• Diego Masson (born 1935), a French conductor, composer and percussionist
• Don Masson (born 1946), Scottish footballer
• Édouard Masson (1826–1875), a Canadian businessman and political figure
• Forbes Masson (born 1963), a Scottish actor
• Francis Masson (1741–1805), a Scottish botanist and gardener
• Frédéric Masson (1847–1923), a French historian
• Gérard Masson (born 1936), a French composer
• Jean Papire Masson (1544–1611), a French scholar
• Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (born 1941), a writer on Freudian psychoanalysis
• Joseph Masson (1791–1847), a Canadian businessman
• Laetitia Masson (born 1966), a French film director and screenwriter
• Maxime Masson (priest) (1867–1960), pastor for 52 years at the Catholic parish of Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Canada
• Paul-Marie Masson (1882–1954), French composer and musicologist
• Paul Masson (1859–1940), a pioneer of California viticulture
• Paul Masson (cyclist) (1874–1945), a French cyclist and 1896 Summer Olympian
• Robert le Masson, a supporter of Joan of Arc
• Rodrigue Masson (1833–1903), a Canadian politician
• Sophie Masson (born 1959), a French-Australian author
• Suzanne Masson (1901-1943), a French resistance fighter
• Thomas Masson (born 1866), an American editor and author

References

1. "Découvrez l'origine du nom MASSON".
2. "Masson Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms, Scottish".
3. "Découvrez l'origine du nom MASSON".