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    The surname Mathison

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,316 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M325

    Mathison: #7,692 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mathison #7,692, 4,316 people Mathison: #7,692 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mathison #7,692, 4,316 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mathison is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Matthew + -son.

    Mathison 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 4,316 people named Mathison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,535 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,171.

    #7,692
    rank among US surnames
    4,316
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #7,362)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,689Gerhart4,31971,485
    #7,690Alleman4,31871,502
    #7,691Srinivasan4,31771,519
    #7,692Mathison4,31671,535
    #7,694Oxley4,31571,552
    #7,695Schmucker4,31471,568

    Who is named Mathison

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

    91% of people named Mathison identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mathisons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Melissa Mathison
      American film and television screenwriter (1950–2015)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mathison

    Mathison 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 Mathison come from?
    From Matthew + -son.
    How common is the surname Mathison?
    4,316 people in the United States had the surname Mathison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,535 Americans. It ranked 7,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mathison?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Mathison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mathison?
    Melissa Mathison, American film and television screenwriter (1950–2015).
    Where is the surname Mathison most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mathison in the United States.
    What type of surname is Mathison?
    Mathison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mathison getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,171 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,316 in 2010, up 3.5%.