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    The surname Matson

    A surname, carried by 12,320 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmætsən/ 2 syllables Soundex M325

    Matson: #2,911 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Matson #2,911, 12,320 people Matson: #2,911 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Matson #2,911, 12,320 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matson is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,320 people named Matson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,061 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,100.

    #2,911
    rank among US surnames
    12,320
    people in 2010
    4.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,736)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,902Rockwell12,36024,979
    #2,903Ferraro12,35524,990
    #2,904Still12,35424,992
    #2,905Casper12,35124,998
    #2,906Cintron12,34925,002
    #2,907Overstreet12,34225,016
    #2,908Borges12,33725,026

    Who is named Matson

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

    92% of people named Matson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Matsons

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Randy Matson
      American athletics competitor, born 1945
    • Ollie Matson
      American football player and sprinter (1930–2011)
    • April Matson
      American actress and singer, born 1981
    • Margaret Matson
      American witch, cunning woman, born 1650

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Matson

    Matson has the Soundex code M325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M325.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Matson?
    12,320 people in the United States had the surname Matson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,061 Americans. It ranked 2,911th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Matson?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Matson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Matson?
    Randy Matson, American athletics competitor, followed by Ollie Matson.
    Where is the surname Matson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Matson in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Matson?
    Matson is /ˈmætsən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Matson getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,320 in 2010, up 1.8%.