How common is the surname Mathew?

13,808 people in the United States had the surname Mathew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,360 Americans. It ranked 2,612th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mathew?

Arnold Mathew, bishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919), followed by Brian Mathew.

Where is the surname Mathew most common?

Wikidata records people named Mathew in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Mathew getting more or less common?

More common. 9,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,808 in 2010, up 48%.

Is Mathew also a first name?

Yes. Mathew is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mathew

A surname, carried by 13,808 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mathew is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,808 people named Mathew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,360 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,311.

#2,612

rank among US surnames

13,808

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+48.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,509)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,604	Strauss	13,840	22,308
#2,605	Braswell	13,838	22,311
#2,606	Heaton	13,834	22,318
#2,607	Linder	13,830	22,324
#2,608	Hills	13,829	22,326
#2,609	Hamby	13,823	22,336
#2,610	Callaway	13,819	22,342

Who is named Mathew

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

81% of people named Mathew identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Mathews

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arnold Mathew
Bishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919)
Brian Mathew
British botanist (1936 - )

Notable Mathews come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mathew

Mathew has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Questions

How common is the surname Mathew?: 13,808 people in the United States had the surname Mathew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,360 Americans. It ranked 2,612th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mathew?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Mathew identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mathew?: Arnold Mathew, bishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919), followed by Brian Mathew.
Where is the surname Mathew most common?: Wikidata records people named Mathew in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Mathew getting more or less common?: More common. 9,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,808 in 2010, up 48%.
Is Mathew also a first name?: Yes. Mathew is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.