# Mathis (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 54,217 |
| US rank (2010) | 625 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,695 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (51,796 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Mathis.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mathis 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) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mathis in the United States and Austria.

## People named Mathis

- Samantha Mathis, American actress and trade union leader (born 1970)
- Johnny Mathis, American singer
- Clint Mathis, American soccer player
- June Mathis, American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927)
- Marcel Mathis, alpine skier
- Dawson Mathis, American politician (1940-2017)
- James C. Mathis III, American actor
- Robert Mathis, American football player and coach (born 1981)
- Gorilla Zoe, American rapper
- Bubba Sparxxx, American rapper

## Similar surnames

Matthews, Mathews, Mathias, Mathes, Matthias, Matthes, Matthies, Matthys, Matos, Matias, Moats, Matz.

## 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.