How common is the surname Mathias?

8,851 people in the United States had the surname Mathias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,883 Americans. It ranked 4,014th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mathias?

Bob Mathias, American athlete and congressman (1930–2006), followed by Charles Mathias.

Where is the surname Mathias most common?

Wikidata records people named Mathias in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Mathias getting more or less common?

More common. 8,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,851 in 2010, up 6.8%.

Is Mathias also a first name?

Yes. Mathias 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 Mathias

A surname, carried by 8,851 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M320 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). Mathias is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,851 people named Mathias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,883 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,286.

#4,014

rank among US surnames

8,851

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,939)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,005	Vickery	8,874	34,792
#4,006	Loy	8,868	34,816
#4,007	Marte	8,867	34,820
#4,008	Rodarte	8,860	34,847
#4,009	Burnside	8,859	34,851
#4,010	Hermann	8,858	34,855
#4,011	Wofford	8,856	34,863

Who is named Mathias

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

86% of people named Mathias identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mathiass

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Mathias
American athlete and congressman (1930–2006)
Charles Mathias
American politician (1922-2010)
Dakota Mathias
American basketball player (born 1995)
Mildred Esther Mathias
American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher (1906-1995
Sean Mathias
British actor and director, born 1956

Notable Mathiass come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mathias

Mathias 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 Mathias?: 8,851 people in the United States had the surname Mathias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,883 Americans. It ranked 4,014th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mathias?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mathias identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mathias?: Bob Mathias, American athlete and congressman (1930–2006), followed by Charles Mathias.
Where is the surname Mathias most common?: Wikidata records people named Mathias in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Mathias getting more or less common?: More common. 8,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,851 in 2010, up 6.8%.
Is Mathias also a first name?: Yes. Mathias 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.