# Mattis (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,744 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,472 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 112,517 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.1% (2,516 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Patronymic surname from a pet form of the personal name Matthew.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mattis 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) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mattis in the United States.

## People named Mattis

- Sam Mattis, American discus thrower

## Similar surnames

Matos, Moats, Matz, Mattos, Matus, Metts, Mattes, Mattice, Mitts, Mateos, Matis, Matsui.

## 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.