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The surname Matamoros

A surname, carried by 4,044 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M356

Matamoros: #8,206 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Matamoros #8,206, 4,044 people Matamoros: #8,206 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Matamoros #8,206, 4,044 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matamoros is more common than 94.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,044 people named Matamoros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,347 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,643.

#8,206
rank among US surnames
4,044
people in 2010
1.4
per 100,000 Americans
+53%
change since 2000 (was #11,035)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#8,198Woosley4,04876,271
#8,201Macomber4,04776,290
#8,205Gallup4,04676,309
#8,206Matamoros4,04476,347
#8,209Asuncion4,04276,384
#8,212Delisle4,04176,403
#8,213Hartsell4,04076,422

Who is named Matamoros

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Matamoros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
  • White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
  • Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Matamoros?
4,044 people in the United States had the surname Matamoros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,347 Americans. It ranked 8,206th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matamoros?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Matamoros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Matamoros getting more or less common?
More common. 2,643 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,044 in 2010, up 53%.