How common is the surname Matthes?

1,870 people in the United States had the surname Matthes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. It ranked 15,625th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Matthes?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Matthes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Matthes?

Ruthie Matthes, American cyclist.

Where is the surname Matthes most common?

Wikidata records people named Matthes in the United States.

Is the surname Matthes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,845 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,870 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Matthes

A surname, carried by 1,870 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matthes is more common than 90.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,870 people named Matthes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,845.

#15,625

rank among US surnames

1,870

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,764)

Who is named Matthes

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

93% of people named Matthes identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Matthess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ruthie Matthes
American cyclist, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matthes

Matthes has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

Questions

How common is the surname Matthes?: 1,870 people in the United States had the surname Matthes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. It ranked 15,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matthes?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Matthes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Matthes?: Ruthie Matthes, American cyclist.
Where is the surname Matthes most common?: Wikidata records people named Matthes in the United States.
Is the surname Matthes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,845 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,870 in 2010, up 1.4%.