How common is the surname Matteo?

2,078 people in the United States had the surname Matteo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. It ranked 14,382nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Matteo?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Matteo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Matteo getting more or less common?

More common. 1,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,078 in 2010, up 6.2%.

Is Matteo also a first name?

Yes. Matteo 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 Matteo

A surname, carried by 2,078 people in the United States.

3 syllables 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). Matteo is more common than 91.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,078 people named Matteo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,956.

#14,382

rank among US surnames

2,078

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,115)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,374	Sclafani	2,080	148,435
#14,378	Litwin	2,079	148,507
#14,382	Fails	2,078	148,578

Who is named Matteo

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

91% of people named Matteo identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matteo

Matteo 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 Matteo?: 2,078 people in the United States had the surname Matteo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. It ranked 14,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matteo?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Matteo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Matteo getting more or less common?: More common. 1,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,078 in 2010, up 6.2%.
Is Matteo also a first name?: Yes. Matteo 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.