How Many People Have the Last Name Matthews?
people had the surname Matthews in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,247 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+6,464 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Matthews (63.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 30.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Matthews ranks #168. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 66.2% to 63.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Matthews grew from 124,839 people in 2000 to 131,303 in 2010 (up 5.2%), and its rank fell from #217 to #226. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 46.28 to 44.51 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 124,839 | 131,303 |
| Rank | #217 | #226 |
| Per 100,000 people | 46.28 | 44.51 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Matthews
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Matthews: M320
👤 Matthews as a First Name
Matthews is a first name too: about 1,138 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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