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    The surname Matlock

    An English surname, carried by 12,599 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M342

    Matlock: #2,861 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Matlock #2,861, 12,599 people Matlock: #2,861 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Matlock #2,861, 12,599 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matlock is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English mæðel or mæþel "assembly, speech" and āc "oak."

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,599 people named Matlock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,506 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,017.

    #2,861
    rank among US surnames
    12,599
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,754)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,852Lerma12,63924,428
    #2,853Alcantara12,63624,434
    #2,854Houck12,63424,438
    #2,855Seitz12,63024,445
    #2,856Schubert12,62924,447
    #2,857Munguia12,61524,474
    #2,858Reddy12,61424,476

    Who is named Matlock

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

    74% of people named Matlock identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Matlocks

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Glen Matlock
      British bassist, born 1956
    • Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
      American diplomat, born 1929
    • Matty Matlock
      American musician (1907–1978)

    Notable Matlocks come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Matlock

    Matlock has the Soundex code M342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M342.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Matlock come from?
    From Old English mæðel or mæþel "assembly, speech" and āc "oak."
    How common is the surname Matlock?
    12,599 people in the United States had the surname Matlock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,506 Americans. It ranked 2,861st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Matlock?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Matlock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Matlock?
    Glen Matlock, British bassist, followed by Jack F. Matlock, Jr..
    Where is the surname Matlock most common?
    Wikidata records people named Matlock in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Matlock getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,599 in 2010, up 4.8%.