Reason (surname)
Reason is an English surname. It originates as a nickname for "a man of reason, good judgement, or wise words" and the word ultimately comes from Old French raisun, raison.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles L. Reason, American linguist and mathematician
- Dana Reason, 20th/21st-century Canadian musician
- J. Paul Reason, American naval officer
- James Reason, British psychology professor
- Jumbo Reason, English footballer
- Patrick H. Reason, American lithographer and engraver