How common is the surname Matchett?

1,968 people in the United States had the surname Matchett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Matchett getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Matchett

A surname, carried by 1,968 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M323

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matchett is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,968 people named Matchett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,013.

#15,005

rank among US surnames

1,968

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,791)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,002	Hanning	1,969	156,803
#15,005	Anello	1,968	156,883

Who is named Matchett

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

82% of people named Matchett identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Matchett?: 1,968 people in the United States had the surname Matchett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matchett?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Matchett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Matchett getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, down 2.2%.