How common is the surname Matta?

5,610 people in the United States had the surname Matta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,035 Americans. It ranked 6,111th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Matta?

In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Matta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Matta?

Gordon Matta-Clark, American artist (1943–1978), followed by Glória Maria.

Where is the surname Matta most common?

Wikidata records people named Matta in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Matta getting more or less common?

More common. 4,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,610 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Matta

A surname, carried by 5,610 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matta is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,610 people named Matta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,035 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,221.

#6,111

rank among US surnames

5,610

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+32.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,281)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,102	Elizalde	5,620	54,937
#6,103	Agosto	5,619	54,947
#6,104	Laroche	5,618	54,956
#6,105	Honaker	5,617	54,966
#6,106	McComb	5,616	54,976
#6,107	Kowalczyk	5,615	54,986
#6,108	Vestal	5,614	54,996

Who is named Matta

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

49% of people named Matta identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 39%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mattas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gordon Matta-Clark
American artist (1943–1978)
Glória Maria
Brazilian journalist, 1949–2023

Notable Mattas come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matta

Matta 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 Matta?: 5,610 people in the United States had the surname Matta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,035 Americans. It ranked 6,111th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matta?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Matta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Matta?: Gordon Matta-Clark, American artist (1943–1978), followed by Glória Maria.
Where is the surname Matta most common?: Wikidata records people named Matta in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Matta getting more or less common?: More common. 4,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,610 in 2010, up 33%.