# Mathieu (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mathieu/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,483 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,232 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 56,310 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (4,832 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mathieu in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mathieu in Belgium, The Bahamas, the United States and Argentina.

## People named Mathieu

- Dominique Mathieu, Belgian Catholic archbishop (born 1963)
- Michael Mathieu, Bahamian sprinter
- Émile Mathieu, Belgian composer (1844–1932)
- Tyrann Mathieu, American football player (born 1992)
- Mario Mathieu, Argentine cyclist (1917-1999)

## Similar surnames

Mathew, Matthew, Mathai, Mateo, Matte, Matteo, Mattia, Mattei, Mattie, Mahdi, Matti, Mate.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.