# Matt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/matt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A British surname originating as a patronymic, a rare variant of Matthews.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,337 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,658 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 71,189 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (4,240 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mæt/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Matt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Matt in Austria and the United States.

## People named Matt

- Mario Matt, Austrian alpine skier
- Michael Matt, Austrian alpine skier
- Andreas Matt, Austrian freestyle skier
- Alfred Matt, alpine skier
- Joe Matt, Autobiographical cartoonist (1963–2023)
- Rudolph Matt, Austrian alpine skier

## Similar surnames

Mata, Mott, Mateo, Matta, Matte, Matteo, Mattei, Mattie, Matti, Mate, Mathew, Matthew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.