Find out how popular the last name Mazon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mazon.

Mazon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mazon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mazon in America

Mazon is the 14070th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mazon surname appeared 2,138 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Mazon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mazon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mazon

The surname Mazon finds its origins in France, with the earliest records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "mason," which means "mason" or "stonemason." This occupation-based surname suggests that the original bearers of the name were masons by trade.

Mazon is thought to have originated in the regions of Bourgogne and Franche-Comté in eastern France. Variants of the spelling include Masson, Maçon, and Macon, with the latter being a nod to the city of Mâcon in the Saône-et-Loire department of Burgundy.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Mazon can be found in the Cartulaire de Hugues, an ecclesiastical record from the Abbot of Flavigny in Burgundy, dated around 1150. This document mentions a person named "Girardus Mazon," indicating the presence of the surname in that region during that time period.

In the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Gérard de Mazon, a wealthy merchant and landowner from the city of Mâcon. His descendants continued to hold significant influence in the area for several generations.

Another prominent individual with the surname Mazon was Jean Mazon, a French scholar and philologist born in 1875. He made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek literature and was a professor at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

In the 16th century, a family of Mazon stonemasons from the village of Montceau-les-Mines in Burgundy was renowned for their work on various churches and castles in the region. One of their notable projects was the construction of the Château de Montceau in the late 1500s.

Another historic figure was Pierre Mazon, a French soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was awarded the Légion d'honneur for his bravery in battle. He was born in 1785 and died in 1857.

In the literary world, Jeanne Mazon, born in 1901, was a celebrated French author and poet known for her works exploring themes of love, nature, and the human condition.

It is worth noting that while the surname Mazon originated in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration and the establishment of French communities in various regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mazon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mazon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mazon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mazon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mazon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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