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    The surname Matheson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 7,585 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmæ.θə.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex M325

    Matheson: #4,678 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Matheson #4,678, 7,585 people Matheson: #4,678 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Matheson #4,678, 7,585 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matheson is more common than 97.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Matthew + -son.

    Matheson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,585 people named Matheson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,705 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,302.

    #4,678
    rank among US surnames
    7,585
    people in 2010
    2.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #4,468)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,673McCurry7,59040,678
    #4,675Donley7,58940,683
    #4,676Cassell7,58740,694
    #4,678Matheson7,58540,705

    Who is named Matheson

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

    91% of people named Matheson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Matheson

    Matheson has the Soundex code M325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M325.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Matheson come from?
    From Matthew + -son.
    How common is the surname Matheson?
    7,585 people in the United States had the surname Matheson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,705 Americans. It ranked 4,678th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Matheson?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Matheson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Matheson?
    Matheson is /ˈmæ.θə.sən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Matheson?
    Matheson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Matheson getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,585 in 2010, up 3.9%.