# Mattes (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,007 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,644 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 102,676 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,702 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Mattes, from a vernacular form of Matthias (“Matthew”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mattes 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) | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Matos, Moats, Matz, Mattos, Matus, Metts, Motes, Mattis, Mattice, Mitts, Mateos, Matis.

## 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.