Mason is a well known male given name; it is pronounced as May-sun and is of English origin. Mason basically means "one who works with stone".
There are quiet a few well known places with the name Mason, for example Mason, Illinois. Mason basically is a small town situated in the Effingham County, Illinois, based in United States of America. According to the census conducted in the year 2000 the total population of this region was estimated at 396. The town gets its name after mayor Roswell Mason of Chicago, who constructed the Central Illinois railroad.
There are quiet a few well known places with the name Mason, for example Mason, Illinois. Mason basically is a small town situated in the Effingham County, Illinois, based in United States of America. According to the census conducted in the year 2000 the total population of this region was estimated at 396. The town gets its name after mayor Roswell Mason of Chicago, who constructed the Central Illinois railroad.
