How common is the surname Matias?

11,635 people in the United States had the surname Matias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,536 Americans. It ranked 3,091st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Matias?

Edmílson Matias, Brazilian association football player, followed by André Matias.

Where is the surname Matias most common?

Wikidata records people named Matias in Brazil, Angola and Argentina.

Is the surname Matias getting more or less common?

More common. 7,295 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,635 in 2010, up 60%.

Is Matias also a first name?

Yes. Matias 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 Matias

A surname, carried by 11,635 people in the United States.

2 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). Matias is more common than 98.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,635 people named Matias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,536 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,295.

#3,091

rank among US surnames

11,635

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+59.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,476)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,082	McHenry	11,660	26,479
#3,083	Cason	11,657	26,486
#3,084	Faulk	11,656	26,488
#3,086	Bigelow	11,650	26,502
#3,087	Helm	11,649	26,504
#3,088	Bull	11,646	26,511
#3,089	Dockery	11,644	26,515

Who is named Matias

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

77% of people named Matias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 77%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Matiass

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edmílson Matias
Brazilian association football player, born 1974
André Matias
Angolan rower, born 1989
Yuri Matias
Brazilian association football player, born 1995
Franco Russo
Argentine footballer, born 1994

Notable Matiass come mostly from Brazil (2), Angola (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matias

Matias 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 Matias?: 11,635 people in the United States had the surname Matias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,536 Americans. It ranked 3,091st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matias?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Matias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Matias?: Edmílson Matias, Brazilian association football player, followed by André Matias.
Where is the surname Matias most common?: Wikidata records people named Matias in Brazil, Angola and Argentina.
Is the surname Matias getting more or less common?: More common. 7,295 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,635 in 2010, up 60%.
Is Matias also a first name?: Yes. Matias 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.