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    The surname Mattson

    A surname, carried by 16,203 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M325

    Mattson: #2,247 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Mattson #2,247, 16,203 people Mattson: #2,247 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mattson #2,247, 16,203 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mattson is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,203 people named Mattson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,055 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,825.

    #2,247
    rank among US surnames
    16,203
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #2,105)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,238Ahmad16,29118,952
    #2,239Parr16,28618,958
    #2,240Montanez16,28118,964
    #2,241Aaron16,27618,969
    #2,242Clinton16,26318,985
    #2,243Woodall16,26018,988
    #2,244Marcum16,24619,004

    Who is named Mattson

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

    94% of people named Mattson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mattsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robin Mattson
      American actress, born 1956

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mattson

    Mattson has the Soundex code M325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M325.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mattson?
    16,203 people in the United States had the surname Mattson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,055 Americans. It ranked 2,247th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mattson?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mattson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Mattson?
    Robin Mattson, American actress.
    Where is the surname Mattson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mattson in the United States.
    Is the surname Mattson getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,203 in 2010, up 2.4%.