How common is the surname Mattis?

2,744 people in the United States had the surname Mattis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,517 Americans. It ranked 11,472nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mattis?

Sam Mattis, American discus thrower.

Where is the surname Mattis most common?

Wikidata records people named Mattis in the United States.

Is the surname Mattis getting more or less common?

More common. 2,516 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,744 in 2010, up 9.1%.

Is Mattis also a first name?

Yes. Mattis 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 Mattis

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,744 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). Mattis is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

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

Mattis is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,744 people named Mattis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,517 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,516.

#11,472

rank among US surnames

2,744

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,463	Coogan	2,748	112,353
#11,466	Virgil	2,746	112,435
#11,469	Breshears	2,745	112,476
#11,472	Mattis	2,744	112,517
#11,474	McConville	2,743	112,558
#11,476	Araya	2,742	112,599
#11,478	Heineman	2,741	112,640

Who is named Mattis

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

69% of people named Mattis identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mattiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Mattis
American discus thrower, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mattis

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

Questions

Where does the surname Mattis come from?: Patronymic surname from a pet form of the personal name Matthew.
How common is the surname Mattis?: 2,744 people in the United States had the surname Mattis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,517 Americans. It ranked 11,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mattis?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Mattis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mattis?: Sam Mattis, American discus thrower.
Where is the surname Mattis most common?: Wikidata records people named Mattis in the United States.
What type of surname is Mattis?: Mattis is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mattis getting more or less common?: More common. 2,516 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,744 in 2010, up 9.1%.
Is Mattis also a first name?: Yes. Mattis 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.