How common is the surname Mathis?

54,217 people in the United States had the surname Mathis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,695 Americans. It ranked 625th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mathis?

Samantha Mathis, American actress and trade union leader (born 1970), followed by Johnny Mathis.

Where is the surname Mathis most common?

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

Is the surname Mathis getting more or less common?

More common. 51,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,217 in 2010, up 4.7%.

Is Mathis also a first name?

Yes. Mathis 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 Mathis

A surname, carried by 54,217 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). Mathis is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

From French Mathis.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 54,217 people named Mathis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,695 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 51,796.

#625

rank among US surnames

54,217

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #585)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#616	Hood	55,174	5,596
#617	Monroe	55,136	5,600
#618	Anthony	55,114	5,602
#619	Pittman	55,021	5,611
#620	Huynh	54,996	5,614
#621	Randall	54,764	5,638
#622	Singleton	54,621	5,653

Who is named Mathis

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

62% of people named Mathis identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mathiss

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samantha Mathis
American actress and trade union leader (born 1970)
Johnny Mathis
American singer, born 1935
Clint Mathis
American soccer player, born 1976
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927)
Marcel Mathis
Alpine skier, born 1991
Dawson Mathis
American politician (1940-2017)
James C. Mathis III
American actor, born 1974
Robert Mathis
American football player and coach (born 1981)
Gorilla Zoe
American rapper, born 1983
Bubba Sparxxx
American rapper, born 1977

Notable Mathiss come mostly from the United States (9) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mathis

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

Questions

Where does the surname Mathis come from?: From French Mathis.
How common is the surname Mathis?: 54,217 people in the United States had the surname Mathis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,695 Americans. It ranked 625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mathis?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Mathis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mathis?: Samantha Mathis, American actress and trade union leader (born 1970), followed by Johnny Mathis.
Where is the surname Mathis most common?: Wikidata records people named Mathis in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Mathis getting more or less common?: More common. 51,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,217 in 2010, up 4.7%.
Is Mathis also a first name?: Yes. Mathis 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.