How common is the surname Mátyás?

1,188 people in the United States had the surname Mátyás in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. It ranked 21,868th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mátyás?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mátyás identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mátyás?

Auguszta Mátyás, (1968–) Hungarian handball player.

Where is the surname Mátyás most common?

Wikidata records people named Mátyás in Hungary.

Is the surname Mátyás getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,188 in 2010, down 1.7%.

Is Mátyás also a first name?

Yes. Mátyás 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 Mátyás

A surname, carried by 1,188 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). Mátyás is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,188 people named Mátyás in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,208.

#21,868

rank among US surnames

1,188

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #20,436)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,862	Pluta	1,189	259,668
#21,868	Casavant	1,188	259,887

Who is named Mátyás

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

96% of people named Mátyás identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mátyáss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Auguszta Mátyás
(1968–) Hungarian handball player

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mátyás

Mátyás 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 Mátyás?: 1,188 people in the United States had the surname Mátyás in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. It ranked 21,868th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mátyás?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mátyás identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mátyás?: Auguszta Mátyás, (1968–) Hungarian handball player.
Where is the surname Mátyás most common?: Wikidata records people named Mátyás in Hungary.
Is the surname Mátyás getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,188 in 2010, down 1.7%.
Is Mátyás also a first name?: Yes. Mátyás 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.