How common is the surname Matus?

3,952 people in the United States had the surname Matus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,124 Americans. It ranked 8,375th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Matus getting more or less common?

More common. 3,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,952 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Matus

A surname, carried by 3,952 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). Matus is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,952 people named Matus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,124 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,255.

#8,375

rank among US surnames

3,952

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+21.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,215)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,369	Bressler	3,956	78,045
#8,372	Ardoin	3,955	78,065
#8,373	Greenleaf	3,954	78,084
#8,375	Dunford	3,952	78,124
#8,377	Kalinowski	3,951	78,144
#8,380	Zuber	3,950	78,163

Who is named Matus

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

46% of people named Matus identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 46%
White (not Hispanic) 45%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Matus

Matus 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 Matus?: 3,952 people in the United States had the surname Matus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,124 Americans. It ranked 8,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Matus?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Matus identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Matus getting more or less common?: More common. 3,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,952 in 2010, up 21%.