How common is the surname Matt?

4,337 people in the United States had the surname Matt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,189 Americans. It ranked 7,658th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Matt?

In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Matt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Matt?

Mario Matt, Austrian alpine skier, followed by Michael Matt.

Where is the surname Matt most common?

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

Is the surname Matt getting more or less common?

More common. 4,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,337 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Matt also a first name?

Yes. Matt 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 Matt

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,337 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mæt/ 1 syllable Soundex M300 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). Matt is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

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

Matt is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,337 people named Matt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,189 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,240.

#7,658

rank among US surnames

4,337

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,255)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,650	McGuinness	4,342	71,107
#7,652	Lent	4,341	71,123
#7,655	Gober	4,339	71,156
#7,658	Kowal	4,337	71,189
#7,660	Hartford	4,336	71,205
#7,662	Desjardins	4,335	71,222
#7,663	Gillman	4,334	71,238

Who is named Matt

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

80% of people named Matt identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Matts

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mario Matt
Austrian alpine skier, born 1979
Michael Matt
Austrian alpine skier, born 1993
Andreas Matt
Austrian freestyle skier, born 1982
Alfred Matt
Alpine skier, born 1948
Joe Matt
Autobiographical cartoonist (1963–2023)
Rudolph Matt
Austrian alpine skier, 1909–1993

Notable Matts come mostly from Austria (5) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Matt

Matt has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Questions

How common is the surname Matt?: 4,337 people in the United States had the surname Matt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,189 Americans. It ranked 7,658th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matt?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Matt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Matt?: Mario Matt, Austrian alpine skier, followed by Michael Matt.
Where is the surname Matt most common?: Wikidata records people named Matt in Austria and the United States.
How do you pronounce Matt?: Matt is /mæt/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Matt?: Matt is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Matt getting more or less common?: More common. 4,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,337 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Matt also a first name?: Yes. Matt 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.