Mašiotas is a Lithuanian surname. It is a Lithuanization of the Polish surname Maszota, derived from the diminutive Masz for Mateusz. The surnames Mašionis, Mašaitis, and Mašiokas are of the same provenance. Surname database; entries based on Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas, (ats. red. A. Vanagas, autoriai A. Vanagas, V. Maciejauskienė, M. Razmukaitė). Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985, T. 1; 1989, T. 2; search for "MAŠIÓNIS" Notable people with the surname include:
(1874–1947), Lithuanian mathematician, engineer, state comptroller (1897–1953), Lithuanian pedagogue, mathematician, politician and public figure Ona Mašiotienė née Brazauskaitė (Polish: Anna Brzozowska; 1883–1949), Lithuanian teacher and principal, women's rights activist and writer Pranas Mašiotas (1863–1940), Lithuanian activist, educator, children's writer and translator See also
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