How common is the surname Mathews?

51,592 people in the United States had the surname Mathews in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,984 Americans. It ranked 663rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mathews?

Kerwin Mathews, American actor (1926–2007), followed by Gregory Macalister Mathews.

Where is the surname Mathews most common?

Wikidata records people named Mathews in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Mathews getting more or less common?

More common. 50,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 51,592 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Mathews

A surname, carried by 51,592 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mathews is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 51,592 people named Mathews in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,984 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 50,608.

#663

rank among US surnames

51,592

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #609)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#654	Dalton	52,184	5,916
#655	Horn	52,138	5,922
#656	Barron	52,070	5,929
#657	Phelps	52,044	5,932
#658	Yu	52,035	5,933
#659	Dickerson	51,889	5,950
#660	Heath	51,877	5,951

Who is named Mathews

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

75% of people named Mathews identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mathewss

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kerwin Mathews
American actor (1926–2007)
Gregory Macalister Mathews
Australian amateur ornithologist (1876–1949)
Marlene Mathews
Australian sprinter, born 1934
Thom Mathews
American actor, born 1958
Garrison Mathews
American basketball player (born 1996)
Robert Jay Mathews
American neo-Nazi (1953–1984)
Harry Mathews
American author (1930 – 2017)
Eddie Mathews
American baseball player and coach (1931–2001)
Harlan Mathews
American politician (1927–2014)
Max Mathews
American pioneer in computer music, 1926–2011
F. David Mathews
American academic and politician, born 1935
Travis Mathews
American film director and screenwriter, born 1975

Notable Mathewss come mostly from the United States (19) and Australia (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mathews

Mathews has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

Questions

How common is the surname Mathews?: 51,592 people in the United States had the surname Mathews in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,984 Americans. It ranked 663rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mathews?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Mathews identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mathews?: Kerwin Mathews, American actor (1926–2007), followed by Gregory Macalister Mathews.
Where is the surname Mathews most common?: Wikidata records people named Mathews in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Mathews getting more or less common?: More common. 50,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 51,592 in 2010, up 1.9%.