How common is the surname Matthias?

2,560 people in the United States had the surname Matthias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,604 Americans. It ranked 12,174th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Matthias getting more or less common?

More common. 2,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,560 in 2010, up 9.6%.

Is Matthias also a first name?

Yes. Matthias 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 Matthias

A surname, carried by 2,560 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M320 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). Matthias is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,560 people named Matthias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,604 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,335.

#12,174

rank among US surnames

2,560

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,233)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,170	Barefield	2,561	120,557
#12,174	Colindres	2,560	120,604
#12,180	Frerichs	2,559	120,651
#12,182	Kollman	2,558	120,698

Who is named Matthias

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

75% of people named Matthias identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matthias

Matthias 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 Matthias?: 2,560 people in the United States had the surname Matthias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,604 Americans. It ranked 12,174th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matthias?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Matthias identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Matthias getting more or less common?: More common. 2,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,560 in 2010, up 9.6%.
Is Matthias also a first name?: Yes. Matthias 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.