How common is the surname Matthys?

1,009 people in the United States had the surname Matthys in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,992 Americans. It ranked 24,718th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Matthys?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Matthys identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Matthys?

Tim Matthys, Belgian footballer, followed by Luc Julian Matthys.

Where is the surname Matthys most common?

Wikidata records people named Matthys in Belgium.

Is the surname Matthys getting more or less common?

More common. 908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,009 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Matthys

A Dutch surname, carried by 1,009 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). Matthys is more common than 84.8% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch Matthys.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,009 people named Matthys in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,992 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 908.

#24,718

rank among US surnames

1,009

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.1%

change since 2000 (was #25,547)

Who is named Matthys

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

96% of people named Matthys identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Matthyss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Matthys
Belgian footballer, born 1983
Luc Julian Matthys
Belgian priest (1935–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matthys

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

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Matthys come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Matthys.
How common is the surname Matthys?: 1,009 people in the United States had the surname Matthys in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,992 Americans. It ranked 24,718th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matthys?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Matthys identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Matthys?: Tim Matthys, Belgian footballer, followed by Luc Julian Matthys.
Where is the surname Matthys most common?: Wikidata records people named Matthys in Belgium.
Is the surname Matthys getting more or less common?: More common. 908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,009 in 2010, up 11%.