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    The surname Mathewson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,299 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M325

    Mathewson: #9,813 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mathewson #9,813, 3,299 people Mathewson: #9,813 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mathewson #9,813, 3,299 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mathewson is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    From Matthew + -son.

    Mathewson 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 3,299 people named Mathewson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,588 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,336.

    #9,813
    rank among US surnames
    3,299
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #9,008)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,808Whisenhunt3,30193,531
    #9,810Vos3,30093,559
    #9,813Starke3,29993,588
    #9,818Dieter3,29893,616
    #9,821Moline3,29693,673

    Who is named Mathewson

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

    91% of people named Mathewson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mathewsons

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christy Mathewson
      American Major League baseball player, manager (1880-1925)
    • Courtney Mathewson
      American water polo player, born 1986
    • Elisha Mathewson
      American politician (1767-1853)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mathewson

    Mathewson 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 Mathewson come from?
    From Matthew + -son.
    How common is the surname Mathewson?
    3,299 people in the United States had the surname Mathewson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,588 Americans. It ranked 9,813th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mathewson?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Mathewson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mathewson?
    Christy Mathewson, American Major League baseball player, manager (1880-1925), followed by Courtney Mathewson.
    Where is the surname Mathewson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mathewson in the United States.
    What type of surname is Mathewson?
    Mathewson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mathewson getting more or less common?
    Less common. 3,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,299 in 2010, down 1.1%.