The surname Matos
A surname, carried by 21,258 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex M320
Origin
* As a Spanish and Galician surname, from the plural of mato (“brushwood”). See Mato. This is also found in Portuguese through placenames from the same noun. Compare De Matos. * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Matus. * As a Serbo-Croatian and Slovak surname Matoš, Máťoš, from a pet form of derivations of the name Matthaeus, see Matthew. This is also found in Slovene.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 21,258 people named Matos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,524 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,819.
Who is named Matos
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
81% of people named Matos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
- White (not Hispanic) 17%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- Two or more races 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Matoss
10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Andre MatosBrazilian musician (1971–2019)
- Ryder MatosBrazilian footballer, born 1993
- Rafael MatosBrazilian tennis player (born 1996)
- Jeorá Matos FerreiraBrazilian association football player, born 1964
- Ian MatosBrazilian diver, 1989–2021
- Raphael MatosBrazilian open-wheel racing driver, born 1981
- Mauro MatosArgentine footballer, born 1982
- Marin MatošAssociation football player, born 1989
- Jean WyllysBrazilian politician, journalist and former federal deputy of Brazil (2011–2019)
- Antonio FrescoAmerican DJ, music producer, and radio personality, born 1983
Notable Matoss come mostly from Brazil (7), Argentina (1) and Croatia (1).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Matos come from?
- * As a Spanish and Galician surname, from the plural of mato (“brushwood”). See Mato. This is also found in Portuguese through placenames from the same noun. Compare De Matos. * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Matus. * As a Serbo-Croatian and Slovak surname Matoš, Máťoš, from a pet form of…
- How common is the surname Matos?
- 21,258 people in the United States had the surname Matos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,524 Americans. It ranked 1,696th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Matos?
- In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Matos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Matos?
- Andre Matos, Brazilian musician (1971–2019), followed by Ryder Matos.
- Where is the surname Matos most common?
- Wikidata records people named Matos in Brazil, Argentina and Croatia and 1 other country.
- Is the surname Matos getting more or less common?
- More common. 16,819 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,258 in 2010, up 26%.
- What are other spellings of Matos?
- Mattos.